Definition of uvarovite in English:
uvarovite
noun uːˈvarə(ʊ)vʌɪt(j)uˈvɑrəˌvaɪt
mass nounAn emerald green variety of garnet, containing chromium.
Example sentencesExamples
- In previous investigations of the synthesis of the garnet, uvarovite, various temperatures have been given for the synthetic product to be obtained.
- Also begun was the extraction of rare minerals and gemstones along with their accompanying minerals in the Il'men Mountains as well as recovery of uvarovite at Sarany.
- On a dark night during the fall I was examining the uvarovite and I discovered that there was a crack in the calcite on the side of the uvarovite.
- Just as the gemstone alexandrite was named after the Czar Alexander, uvarovite is named after the Russian Count Uvarov of the mid 1800's.
- Uvarovite is formed from the metamorphism of impure siliceous limestones and some other rocks that contain chromium.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from the name of Count Sergei S. Uvarov (1785–1855), Russian statesman, + -ite1.
Definition of uvarovite in US English:
uvarovite
noun(y)o͞oˈvärəˌvīt(j)uˈvɑrəˌvaɪt
An emerald green variety of garnet, containing chromium.
Example sentencesExamples
- Uvarovite is formed from the metamorphism of impure siliceous limestones and some other rocks that contain chromium.
- Also begun was the extraction of rare minerals and gemstones along with their accompanying minerals in the Il'men Mountains as well as recovery of uvarovite at Sarany.
- Just as the gemstone alexandrite was named after the Czar Alexander, uvarovite is named after the Russian Count Uvarov of the mid 1800's.
- In previous investigations of the synthesis of the garnet, uvarovite, various temperatures have been given for the synthetic product to be obtained.
- On a dark night during the fall I was examining the uvarovite and I discovered that there was a crack in the calcite on the side of the uvarovite.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from the name of Count Sergei S. Uvarov (1785–1855), Russian statesman, + -ite.