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| Noun | 1. A mineral of the scapolite group; -- so called from the double effect of fire upon it, in fusing it, and rendering it phosphorescent.[Websters]. | |
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Date "DIPYRE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Dipyre \Di*pyre"\, noun. [from Greek expression di- di`s- twice fire.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DIPYRE
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] A mineral occurring in minute prisms, either single or adhering to each other in fascicular groups. Before the blowpipe, it melts with ebullition or intumescence, and its powder on hot coals phosphoresces with a feeble light. Its name, from Gr., two; fire, indicates the double effect of fire, in producing fusion and phosphorescence.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Mining | A variety of scapolite having marialite: meionite between 3:1 and 3:2. Syn: mizzonite; dipyrite. (references) | ||
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