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Definition of Margarite
1. n. A pearl.
Definition of Margarite
1. Noun. (minerology) A calcium-rich member of the mica group of phyllosilicates, forming white to pinkish or yellowish-gray masses or thin laminae. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) pearl ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Margarite
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Medical Definition of Margarite
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1. A pearl.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Margarite
Literary usage of Margarite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Metamorphism by Charles Richard Van Hise (1904)
"margarite is also found as a metamorphic mineral in schists and gneisses, associated
with the heavy minerals staurolite, tourmaline, etc. ..."
2. The Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1859)
"IT will be recollected, that before departing on his voyage, Columbus had given
the command of the army to Don Pedro margarite, with orders to make a ..."
3. Reports of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1905)
"Two species of this group are found associated with corundum: margarite, ...
margarite. This mineral is one of the most important of those associated with ..."
4. A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus by Washington Irving (1828)
"MISCONDUCT OF DON PEDRO margarite, AND HIS DEPARTURE FROM THE ISLAND. IT will be
recollected, that before departing on his voyage, Columbus had given ..."
5. Rock Minerals: Their Chemical and Physical Characters and Their by Joseph Paxson Iddings (1911)
"margarite is a basic silicate of aluminium and calcium, with other elements in
small amounts relating it in composition to the micas. ..."
6. Christopher Columbus: His Life and His Work by Charles Kendall Adams (1892)
"Columbus before going away had ordered the military commander, margarite, ...
Fernando Columbus tells us that margarite, instead of striving to overrun and ..."
7. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus by Washington Irving (1893)
"MISCONDUCT OF DON PEDRO margarite AND HIS DEPARTURE FROM THE ISLAND. [1494.]
IT will be recollected, that before departing on his voyage, Columbus had given ..."
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