aciculite

English

Etymology

From Latin acicula, diminutive of acus (“needle”).

Noun

aciculite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A sulfide of bismuth, lead, and copper.

Synonyms

• (mineralogy): aikinite, needle ore, needle-ore, acicular bismuth, cupreous bismuth, patrinite

Hypernyms

• sulfide

See also

• Aikinite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• James D. Dana (1854) A System of Mineralogy Comprising the Most Recent Discoveries, page 141
• 1875, The Popular Encyclopedia; or, Conversations Lexicon, half-volume 10, entry "NEEDLE-ORE", page 453
• “aciculite”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “aciculite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “aciculite”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.