| has gloss | (noun) solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
mineral |
| lexicalization | eng: mineral |
| subclass of | (noun) the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"
material, stuff |
| Note: 159 other subclass(es) ommited in the following list |
| has subclass | (noun) a silver-white or grey ore of arsenic
mispickel, arsenopyrite |
| has subclass | (noun) a mineral consisting of strontium sulphate
celestite |
| has subclass | (noun) a valuable black mineral combining niobite and tantalite; used in cell phones and computer chips
columbite-tantalite, coltan |
| has subclass | (noun) a rare lead chromite mineral that forms bright orange crystals
crocolite |
| has subclass | (noun) a white mineral consisting of fluorides of aluminum and sodium; a source of fluorine
Greenland spar, cryolite |
| has subclass | (noun) a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizer
dolomite, bitter spar |
| has subclass | (noun) a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper)
emery |
| has subclass | (noun) a dark mineral consisting of oxides of yttrium and erbium and tantalum and other minerals
fergusonite |
| has subclass | (noun) a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine
fluorspar, fluorite, fluor |
| has subclass | (noun) a green mineral consisting of hydrated silicate of potassium or iron or magnesium or aluminum; found in greensand
glauconite |
| has subclass | (noun) ore of cadmium; a rare yellowish mineral consisting of cadmium sulphide in crystalline form
cadmium sulphide, greenockite |
| has subclass | (noun) a light soft mineral consisting of hydrated sodium borate in crystalline form; an important source of boron
kernite |
| has subclass | (noun) a thick black tar intermediate between petroleum and asphalt
maltha, mineral tar |
| has subclass | (noun) a black mineral that is an ore of niobium and tantalum
columbite, niobite |
| has subclass | (noun) a hard and corrosion resistant mineral that is a natural alloy of osmium and iridium (usually containing small amounts of rhodium and platinum); used in needles and pen nibs etc.
osmiridium, iridosmine |
| has subclass | (noun) a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium
magnesia, periclase, magnesium oxide |
| has subclass | (noun) a mineral consisting of lead chloride and phosphate; a minor source of lead
pyromorphite, green lead ore |
| has subclass | (noun) a pink or red mineral consisting of crystalline manganese silicate; used as an ornamental stone
rhodonite |
| has subclass | (noun) a complex black mineral occurring in pegmatites
samarskite |
| has subclass | (noun) a rare light blue or green mineral; consists of aluminum and magnesium silicate and occurs as small grains in some metamorphic rocks
sapphirine |
| has subclass | (noun) a vitreous mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate and sodium chloride in crystalline form; occurs in igneous rocks
sodalite |
| has subclass | (noun) a hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum; occurs in various colors that are used as gemstones
spinel |
| has subclass | (noun) a mineral consisting of native potassium chloride; an important ore of potassium that is found in sedimentary beds
sylvite, sylvine |
| has subclass | (noun) a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate; "blue turquoise is valued as a gemstone"
turquoise |
| has subclass | (noun) a green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone
idocrase, vesuvianite, vesuvian |
| has subclass | (noun) a white or greyish mineral typically found in metamorphic limestone; a silicate of calcium
wollastonite |
| has subclass | (noun) a yellow to orange or brown mineral used as a molybdenum ore
wulfenite |
| has subclass | (noun) a common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent
zircon, zirconium silicate |
| has subclass | c/Antimonide minerals |
| has subclass | c/Germanium minerals |
| has subclass | c/Hydroxide minerals |
| has subclass | c/Lithium minerals |
| has subclass | c/Molybdenum minerals |
| has subclass | c/Nickel minerals |
| has subclass | c/Nitrate minerals |
| has subclass | c/Selenite minerals |
| has subclass | c/Tin minerals |
| has subclass | c/Tungsten minerals |
| has subclass | e/Sulfide mineral |
| has subclass | e/Sulfosalt minerals |
| Note: 151 other instance(s) ommited in the following list |
| has instance | e/cs/Altmarkit |
| has instance | e/cs/Frankdicksonit |
| has instance | e/cs/Monazit-(Sm) |
| has instance | e/cs/Selen (minerál) |
| has instance | e/Aerugite |
| has instance | e/Ahlfeldite |
| has instance | e/Althupite |
| has instance | e/Arthurite |
| has instance | e/Athabascaite |
| has instance | e/Aurostibite |
| has instance | e/Bellite |
| has instance | e/Bonaccordite |
| has instance | e/Botallackite |
| has instance | e/Brammallite |
| has instance | e/Cafarsite |
| has instance | e/Chrome chalcedony |
| has instance | e/Claudetite |
| has instance | e/Clearcreekite |
| has instance | e/Coyoteite |
| has instance | e/Cupstone |
| has instance | e/Efremovite |
| has instance | e/Erionite |
| has instance | e/Fluellite |
| has instance | e/Jeffersonite |
| has instance | e/Jerrygibbsite |
| has instance | e/Julgoldite |
| has instance | e/Kampfite |
| has instance | e/Macaulayite |
| has instance | e/Mendozite |
| has instance | e/Mohrite |
| has instance | e/Omarolluk |
| has instance | e/Paulingite |
| has instance | e/Santabarbaraite |
| has instance | e/Seligmannite |
| has instance | e/Wodginite |
| has instance | e/Xanthiosite |
| has instance | e/Yttrocerite |
| has instance | e/Zincobotryogen |
| has instance | e/nl/Baileychloor |
| has instance | e/uk/Лінеїт |