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Definition of Periclase
1. Noun. A white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium.
Terms within: Atomic Number 12, Magnesium, Mg
Generic synonyms: Mineral
Definition of Periclase
1. n. A grayish or dark green mineral, consisting essentially of magnesia (magnesium oxide), occurring in granular forms or in isometric crystals.
Definition of Periclase
1. Noun. (minerology) A cubic crystalline form of magnesium oxide (MgO) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Periclase
Literary usage of Periclase
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rock Minerals: Their Chemical and Physical Characters and Their by Joseph Paxson Iddings (1911)
"periclase occurs in metamorphosed limestone, sometimes with forsterite and earthy
... periclase is like pale-colored and colorless garnet in refraction, ..."
2. Petrographic Methods: The Authorized English Translation of Part I by Ernst Weinschenk, Robert Watson Clark (1912)
"The lack of cleavage and its chemical behavior distinguish it from periclase.
periclase (1) periclase is not a rare constituent of contact-metamorphic ..."
3. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of the Progressive by Robert Jameson, Sir William Jardine, Henry D Rogers (1844)
"periclase, a new mineral.—M. Scacchi, Professor of Mineralogy at Naples, has
communicated to the Annales des Mines, through his friend, M. Damour, ..."
4. A Treatise on Mineralogy by Charles Upham Shepard (1857)
"periclase, Scacchi. [H.= 5'5 . .. G'OG= 3-67 . . . 375. Xls. regular octahedrons.
Primary form, cube. Secondary, as above. Cleavage parallel with primary ..."
5. The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal (1844)
"periclase, a new mineral.—M. Scacchi, Professor of Mineralogy at Naples, has
communicated to the Annales des Mines, through his friend, M. Damour, ..."
6. Rock Minerals, Their Chemical and Physical Characters and Their by Joseph Paxson Iddings (1906)
"periclase. MgO. Composition.—Magnesia. Iron and manganese may also be present,
and sometimes zinc. The pulverized mineral gives an alkaline reaction when ..."
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