aciculite
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English
Etymology
From Latin acicula, diminutive of acus (“needle”).
Noun
aciculite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A sulfide of bismuth, lead, and copper.
Synonyms
- (mineralogy): aikinite, needle ore, needle-ore, acicular bismuth, cupreous bismuth, patrinite
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References
- James D. Dana (1854) A System of Mineralogy Comprising the Most Recent Discoveries, page 141
- 1875, The Popular Encyclopedia; or, Conversations Lexicon, half-volume 10, entry "NEEDLE-ORE", page 453
- “aciculite”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “aciculite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “aciculite”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.