smithsonite.
/smith-suh-nahyt/US // ˈsmɪθ səˌnaɪt //UK // (ˈsmɪθsəˌnaɪt) //
石灰石,石英石,石灰岩,石英砂
Definitions
n.noun · 名词
- 1.
Mineralogy.
- ›a native carbonate of zinc, ZnCO3, that is an important ore of the metal.
Examples
Smithsonite is a carbonate much resembling, and often found with, calamine.
Zinc occurs in nature most commonly as sulphide (blende); it also occurs as carbonate (calamine) and silicate (smithsonite).
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