Definition of glauconite in English:

glauconite

noun ˈɡlɔːkənʌɪtˈɡlôkəˌnīt

mass noun

A greenish clay mineral of the illite group, found chiefly in marine sands.
海绿石
Example sentencesExamples
- Rounded 1 mm grains of glauconite occur in the Pentecost Sandstone.
- Another source of slowly available potash is the clay-type mineral glauconite, commonly sold as greensand.
- The presence of glauconite indicates deeper water and low sedimentation rates, with less oxygenated conditions.
- In addition, colors that can be produced by using mixtures of the just-mentioned basic pigments, in some cases along with glauconite and charred bone, are also noted and illustrated.
- At the base of the Reading Formation are several metres of brown clay-rich sand with glauconite, flint pebbles and oyster shells.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from German Glaukonit, from Greek glaukon (neuter of glaukos 'bluish-green') + -ite¹.

Definition of glauconite in US English:

glauconite

nounˈɡlôkəˌnīt

A greenish clay mineral of the illite group, found chiefly in marine sands.
海绿石
Example sentencesExamples
- At the base of the Reading Formation are several metres of brown clay-rich sand with glauconite, flint pebbles and oyster shells.
- In addition, colors that can be produced by using mixtures of the just-mentioned basic pigments, in some cases along with glauconite and charred bone, are also noted and illustrated.
- Another source of slowly available potash is the clay-type mineral glauconite, commonly sold as greensand.
- Rounded 1 mm grains of glauconite occur in the Pentecost Sandstone.
- The presence of glauconite indicates deeper water and low sedimentation rates, with less oxygenated conditions.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from German Glaukonit, from Greek glaukon (neuter of glaukos ‘bluish-green’) + -ite.

词汇	glauconite
释义	Definition of glauconite in English: glauconite noun ˈɡlɔːkənʌɪtˈɡlôkəˌnīt mass noun A greenish clay mineral of the illite group, found chiefly in marine sands. 海绿石 Example sentencesExamples Rounded 1 mm grains of glauconite occur in the Pentecost Sandstone. Another source of slowly available potash is the clay-type mineral glauconite, commonly sold as greensand. The presence of glauconite indicates deeper water and low sedimentation rates, with less oxygenated conditions. In addition, colors that can be produced by using mixtures of the just-mentioned basic pigments, in some cases along with glauconite and charred bone, are also noted and illustrated. At the base of the Reading Formation are several metres of brown clay-rich sand with glauconite, flint pebbles and oyster shells. Origin Mid 19th century: from German Glaukonit, from Greek glaukon (neuter of glaukos 'bluish-green') + -ite¹. Definition of glauconite in US English: glauconite nounˈɡlôkəˌnīt A greenish clay mineral of the illite group, found chiefly in marine sands. 海绿石 Example sentencesExamples At the base of the Reading Formation are several metres of brown clay-rich sand with glauconite, flint pebbles and oyster shells. In addition, colors that can be produced by using mixtures of the just-mentioned basic pigments, in some cases along with glauconite and charred bone, are also noted and illustrated. Another source of slowly available potash is the clay-type mineral glauconite, commonly sold as greensand. Rounded 1 mm grains of glauconite occur in the Pentecost Sandstone. The presence of glauconite indicates deeper water and low sedimentation rates, with less oxygenated conditions. Origin Mid 19th century: from German Glaukonit, from Greek glaukon (neuter of glaukos ‘bluish-green’) + -ite.
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