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单词 prehnite
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prehnite

[ prey-nahyt, pren-ahyt ]
/ ˈpreɪ naɪt, ˈprɛn aɪt /

noun

a mineral, hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2, occurring in light-green reniform aggregates or tabular crystals.

Origin of prehnite

First recorded in 1785–95; named after Colonel Van Prehn, 18th-century Dutchman who brought it from South Africa to Europe; see -ite1

Words nearby prehnite

prehensible, prehensile, prehension, prehistoric, prehistory, prehnite, prehominid, prehormone, prehuman, preictal, preignition
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Example sentences from the Web for prehnite

  • Also, in detached fragments, on the south shore of Lake Superior, intimately mixed with prehnite.

    Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
  • Prehnite, pren′īt, n. a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime, usually of a pale-green colour.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
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