Definition of magnesite in English:
magnesite
noun ˈmaɡnɪsʌɪtˈmæɡnəˌsaɪt
mass nounA whitish mineral consisting of magnesium carbonate, used as a refractory lining in some furnaces.
Example sentencesExamples
- The next day, however, he spoke more naturally in the open; at the village of Chandak-Sikhrana, at the time being battered badly by magnesite mining.
- They established large high grade deposits of magnesite, particularly at Screechowl Creek where some beds are up to five metres thick and can be traced for more than ten kilometres.
- Associated with the quartz are crystals of almandine, kyanite, biotite, and magnesite.
- Some topaz forms spectacular crystals and matrix specimens on magnesite or quartz.
- Calcite and ankerite are present, but the most abundant carbonate is magnesite.
Definition of magnesite in US English:
magnesite
nounˈmæɡnəˌsaɪtˈmaɡnəˌsīt
A whitish mineral consisting of magnesium carbonate, used as a heat-resistant lining in some furnaces.
Example sentencesExamples
- Some topaz forms spectacular crystals and matrix specimens on magnesite or quartz.
- The next day, however, he spoke more naturally in the open; at the village of Chandak-Sikhrana, at the time being battered badly by magnesite mining.
- Associated with the quartz are crystals of almandine, kyanite, biotite, and magnesite.
- Calcite and ankerite are present, but the most abundant carbonate is magnesite.
- They established large high grade deposits of magnesite, particularly at Screechowl Creek where some beds are up to five metres thick and can be traced for more than ten kilometres.