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单词 phlogopite
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Definition of phlogopite in English:

phlogopite

noun ˈflɒɡəpʌɪtˈfläɡəˌpīt
mass noun
  • A brown micaceous mineral which occurs chiefly in metamorphosed limestone and magnesium-rich igneous rocks.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Also, diamond is well known as host for a wide variety of inclusions such as graphite, magnetite, ilmenite, garnet (usually pyrope), chrome-diopside, chlorite, biotite, phlogopite, and even corundum.
    • Rock-forming minerals from the Lake George intrusives include hastingsite; hedenbergite; ilmenite; muscovite; phlogopite; riebeckite; and rutile.
    • Other associated minerals include olivine (commonly altered to serpentine), phlogopite, enstatite, and many other trace accessory minerals.
    • Associated with these minerals are talc, tremolite, hexagonite (a manganese-rich tremolite), phlogopite, quartz, and tourmaline.
    • Some of the characteristic minerals found in kimberlite are olivine, pyrope garnet, enstatite, diopside, ilmenite, phlogopite, perovskite, magnetite, and spinel.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek phlogōpos 'fiery' (from the base of phlegein 'to burn') + ōps, ōp- 'face' + -ite1.

 
 

Definition of phlogopite in US English:

phlogopite

nounˈfläɡəˌpīt
  • A brown micaceous mineral which occurs chiefly in metamorphosed limestone and magnesium-rich igneous rocks.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Also, diamond is well known as host for a wide variety of inclusions such as graphite, magnetite, ilmenite, garnet (usually pyrope), chrome-diopside, chlorite, biotite, phlogopite, and even corundum.
    • Rock-forming minerals from the Lake George intrusives include hastingsite; hedenbergite; ilmenite; muscovite; phlogopite; riebeckite; and rutile.
    • Other associated minerals include olivine (commonly altered to serpentine), phlogopite, enstatite, and many other trace accessory minerals.
    • Associated with these minerals are talc, tremolite, hexagonite (a manganese-rich tremolite), phlogopite, quartz, and tourmaline.
    • Some of the characteristic minerals found in kimberlite are olivine, pyrope garnet, enstatite, diopside, ilmenite, phlogopite, perovskite, magnetite, and spinel.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek phlogōpos ‘fiery’ (from the base of phlegein ‘to burn’) + ōps, ōp- ‘face’ + -ite.

 
 
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