Definition of witherite in English:

witherite

noun ˈwɪðərʌɪtˈwiT͟Həˌrīt

mass noun

A rare white mineral consisting of barium carbonate, occurring especially in veins of galena.
Example sentencesExamples
- The mining of nonmetallic ores - fluorspar, witherite, and barite (known locally as baryte) - in the Northern Pennines began about the time lead and iron mining were in serious decline.
- Other carbonates, i.e., ankerite, siderite, witherite, strontianite, may form if the respective metal cations are available.
- The most common ores of barium are barite and witherite.
- Electron micrographs revealed that the sheets and filaments were composed of densely packed colloidal rods of twinned witherite crystals interspersed and coated with silica.
- The mine was reopened in 1896 and worked by a succession of owners for witherite and barite until 1919.

Origin

Late 18th century: from the name of William Withering (1741–99), the English physician and scientist who first described it, + -ite¹.

Definition of witherite in US English:

witherite

nounˈwiT͟Həˌrīt

A rare white mineral consisting of barium carbonate, occurring especially in veins with galena.
Example sentencesExamples
- The mine was reopened in 1896 and worked by a succession of owners for witherite and barite until 1919.
- Other carbonates, i.e., ankerite, siderite, witherite, strontianite, may form if the respective metal cations are available.
- The mining of nonmetallic ores - fluorspar, witherite, and barite (known locally as baryte) - in the Northern Pennines began about the time lead and iron mining were in serious decline.
- The most common ores of barium are barite and witherite.
- Electron micrographs revealed that the sheets and filaments were composed of densely packed colloidal rods of twinned witherite crystals interspersed and coated with silica.

Origin

Late 18th century: from the name of William Withering (1741–99), the English physician and scientist who first described it, + -ite.

单词	witherite
释义	Definition of witherite in English: witherite noun ˈwɪðərʌɪtˈwiT͟Həˌrīt mass noun A rare white mineral consisting of barium carbonate, occurring especially in veins of galena. Example sentencesExamples The mining of nonmetallic ores - fluorspar, witherite, and barite (known locally as baryte) - in the Northern Pennines began about the time lead and iron mining were in serious decline. Other carbonates, i.e., ankerite, siderite, witherite, strontianite, may form if the respective metal cations are available. The most common ores of barium are barite and witherite. Electron micrographs revealed that the sheets and filaments were composed of densely packed colloidal rods of twinned witherite crystals interspersed and coated with silica. The mine was reopened in 1896 and worked by a succession of owners for witherite and barite until 1919. Origin Late 18th century: from the name of William Withering (1741–99), the English physician and scientist who first described it, + -ite¹. Definition of witherite in US English: witherite nounˈwiT͟Həˌrīt A rare white mineral consisting of barium carbonate, occurring especially in veins with galena. Example sentencesExamples The mine was reopened in 1896 and worked by a succession of owners for witherite and barite until 1919. Other carbonates, i.e., ankerite, siderite, witherite, strontianite, may form if the respective metal cations are available. The mining of nonmetallic ores - fluorspar, witherite, and barite (known locally as baryte) - in the Northern Pennines began about the time lead and iron mining were in serious decline. The most common ores of barium are barite and witherite. Electron micrographs revealed that the sheets and filaments were composed of densely packed colloidal rods of twinned witherite crystals interspersed and coated with silica. Origin Late 18th century: from the name of William Withering (1741–99), the English physician and scientist who first described it, + -ite.
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