| 单词 |
menilite |
| 释义 |
menilite Min.|ˈmɛnɪlaɪt| [a. F. ménilite (H. B. de Saussure, 1795), from Ménil(montant), a quarter of Paris where it is found: see -ite.] A variety of opal of a dull greyish or brownish colour, occurring in kidney-shaped masses.
[1801Encycl. Brit. Suppl. II. 205/2 Pitchstone. Menelites... A specimen of Pitchstone from Mesnil-montant near Paris..261 (Index to Mineralogy) Menalites.] 1811Pinkerton Petral. I. 550 As common flint becomes menilite, from the unctuous and magnesian marl in which it is deposited. attrib.1829Ure Geol. 324 The menilite silex. |
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