monomineralic

English

Etymology

From mono- +‎ mineralic.

Adjective

monomineralic (not comparable)

1. (geology) composed of a single mineral
   • 2000 December 1, Matthias Labrenz et al., “Formation of Sphalerite (ZnS) Deposits in Natural Biofilms of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria”, in Science‎^[1], volume 290, number 5497, →DOI, pages 1744–1747:

     The almost monomineralic product results from buffering of sulfide concentrations at low values by sphalerite precipitation.