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Definition of Phenakite
1. Noun. (minerology) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing beryllium, oxygen, and silicon. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Phenakite
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phenakite
Literary usage of Phenakite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Precious Stones and Gems: Their History, Sources and Characteristics by Edwin William Streeter (1898)
"phenakite. F late years this rare mineral has occasionally been used in ...
phenakite—like the Emerald, the Chrysoberyl, and Euclase—contains the rare metal ..."
2. Precious Stones and Gems: Their History, Sources and Characteristics by Edwin William Streeter (1898)
"phenakite. F late years this rare mineral has occasionally been used in ...
phenakite—like the Emerald, the Chrysoberyl, and Euclase—contains the rare metal ..."
3. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1849)
"phenakite.—Primary form, a truncated rhombohedron, Fig. 141; ordinary form, Fig.
145, with the lateral edges and lateral solid angles replaced by secondary ..."
4. American Gems and Precious Stones by George Frederick Kunz (1883)
"(ft) Since October, 1882, the Pike's peak topaz and phenakite locality has been
searched to some extent, and the topaz and phenakite taken from it thus far ..."
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