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Definition of Nacrite
1. Noun. (minerology) A basic aluminium silicate clay that is a polymorph of kaolinite ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nacrite
1. a clay mineral [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nacrite
Literary usage of Nacrite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A System of Mineralogy: In which Minerals are Arranged According to the by ROBERT. JAMESON (1820)
"This rare mineral is named nacrite by Brongniart, which name is here adopted, in
preference to that of Earthy Talc, the name given to it by Werner. ..."
2. Mineralogy and Chemistry by John Lawrence Smith (1873)
"TETRAHEDRITE, TENNANTITE, AND nacrite, OF THE KELLOGG MINES OF ARKANSAS. A short
time since Prof. ET Cox, of Indiana, sent to me an antimonial copper-ore ..."
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