Épidote — Catégorie IX : silicates[1] Epidote Gisement topotype Bourg d Oisans, France (33x18 cm) … Wikipédia en Français
Epidote — Ep i*dote, n. [Gr. ? to give besides; ? over + ? to give: cf. F. [ e]pidote. So named from the enlargement of the base of the primary, in some of the secondary forms.] (Min.) A mineral, commonly of a yellowish green (pistachio) color, occurring… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Epidote — Épidote Épidote Catégorie IX : silicates Épidote de Slovaquie … Wikipédia en Français
épidote — ● épidote nom féminin (grec epidotos, de epididonai, s accroître) Silicate hydraté naturel d aluminium, de calcium et de fer, que l on trouve dans les roches métamorphiques, en cristaux le plus souvent de couleur vert pistache. ⇒ÉPIDOTE, subst.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
epidote — [ep′ə dōt΄] n. [Fr épidote < Gr epididonai, to give besides, increase < epi , over + didonai, to give (see DATE1): so named by R. J. Haüy (1743 1822), Fr mineralogist; from the enlarged base of some of the crystal forms] hydrous calcium… … English World dictionary
Epidote — Infobox mineral name = Epidote category = Silicate mineral boxwidth = boxbgcolor = imagesize = caption = Epidote crystals formula = Ca2Al2(Fe3+;Al)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) molweight = color = Pistachio green, yellow green, greenish black habit =… … Wikipedia
epidote — epidotic /ep i dot ik/, adj. /ep i doht /, n. a mineral, calcium aluminum iron silicate, Ca2(Al, Fe)3Si3O12(OH), occurring in green prismatic crystals. [1800 10; < F épidote < Gk *epidotós given besides, increased (verbid of epididónai), equiv.… … Universalium
epidote — noun Etymology: French épidote, from Greek epididonai to give in addition, from epi + didonai to give more at date Date: 1808 a yellowish green mineral Ca2(Al,Fe)3Si3O12OH usually occurring in grains or columnar masses and sometimes used as a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
epidote — [ ɛpɪdəʊt] noun a lustrous yellow green mineral consisting of a silicate of calcium, aluminium, and iron. Origin C19: from Fr. épidote, from Gk epididonai give additionally (because of the length of the crystals) … English new terms dictionary
epidote — ep•i•dote [[t]ˈɛp ɪˌdoʊt[/t]] n. mir a mineral, hydrous calcium aluminum iron silicate, Ca2(Al, Fe)3Si3O12(OH), occurring in green prismatic crystals or in masses • Etymology: 1800–10; < F épidote < Gk *epidotós given besides, increased ep… … From formal English to slang