Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miassite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-as-site
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An isometric-hexoctahedral gray mineral containing rhodium and sulfur.

Example Sentences

"... miassite (claeolite-biotite-syenite) in lovely sapphire-blue crystalline masses, and molybdenite is recorded from two localities. Among other minerals of more or less industrial interest are ilmenite, titanite, magnetite[…]"
"... miassite (biotite nepheline-syenite), and here is the original locality of the mineral ilmenite. The hills are pitted with little quarries, some of which are still worked for the various minerals got in the miassite and gneiss[…]"
"... rhodium minerals such as bowieite, genkinite or miassite are found, which are of no significance for technical production. Rhodium is most commonly found as a companion of sulfidic nickel-copper ores , which are mainly mined in[…]"

Etymology

From the town and river Miass in the Urals + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: -ite

Frequently Paired Words

miascite miaskite

Questions

What does miassite mean?: An isometric-hexoctahedral gray mineral containing rhodium and sulfur.
Where does miassite come from?: From the town and river Miass in the Urals + -ite.

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