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Definition of Gyrolite
1. Noun. (minerology) A hexagonal-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sodium. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gyrolite
1. a mineral [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gyrolite
Literary usage of Gyrolite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of the Progressive by Robert Jameson, Sir William Jardine, Henry D Rogers (1861)
"On gyrolite occurring with Calcite in Apophyllite in the Trap of the Bay of Fundy,
... The mineral gyrolite was first described by Professor Anderson of ..."
2. The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal (1861)
"The mineral gyrolite was first described by Professor Anderson of Glasgow,* as
a new species from the Isle of Skye ; it is stated by Greg and ..."
3. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1858)
"For this purpose, let us look for an instant at gyrolite, the new mineral lately
... That chemist gives 2 (Ca O, Si 03) + 3 H 0, as the formula of gyrolite, ..."
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