Dictionary - Definition of EMBOLITE


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A mineral consisting of both the chloride and the bromide of silver.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "Embolite" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Embolite \Em"bo*lite\, noun. [From Greek something thrown in between.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: EMBOLITE

Domain	Definition
Mining	A. Sectile, ductile; occurs as gray, yellowish or greenish-gray hornlike masses, waxy coatings, or crusts, as a secondary mineral in the oxidized zone of silver deposits; commonly associated with native silver, manganese oxides, and secondary lead and copper minerals.b. The chief source of silver in some Chilean mines occurring as yellow-green incrustations and masses. It occurs in Australia at Broken Hill, New South Wales, and at Silver Reef, Victoria; widespread in the silver mining districts of the United States. Syn: horn silver. (references)
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Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A mineral consisting of both the chloride and the bromide of silver.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "EMBOLITE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Embolite \Em"bo*lite\, noun. [From Greek something thrown in between.]. (references)

Domain	Definition
Mining	A. Sectile, ductile; occurs as gray, yellowish or greenish-gray hornlike masses, waxy coatings, or crusts, as a secondary mineral in the oxidized zone of silver deposits; commonly associated with native silver, manganese oxides, and secondary lead and copper minerals.b. The chief source of silver in some Chilean mines occurring as yellow-green incrustations and masses. It occurs in Australia at Broken Hill, New South Wales, and at Silver Reef, Victoria; widespread in the silver mining districts of the United States. Syn: horn silver. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top