- Onyx-Alabaster
- mсм. Onyx-Marmor
Deutsch-Russische Geologie und Mineralogie Wörterbuch. С. А. Шлиппе и Е. Ф. Синицына. 1962.
Onyx-Alabaster
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Alabaster — Ala|bạs|ter 〈m. 3; Pl. selten〉 1. marmorähnliche, feinkörnige, reinweiße, durchscheinende Abart des Gipses, monoklin 2. weißer od. gelber, durchscheinender Kalksinter (KalkAlabaster, OnyxAlabaster, Onyxmarmor), härter als Gips, Werkstoff für… … Universal-Lexikon
Alabaster — is a name applied to varieties of two distinct minerals: gypsum (a hydrous sulfate of calcium) and calcite (a carbonate of calcium). The former is the alabaster of the present day; the latter is generally the alabaster of the ancients. The two… … Wikipedia
Alabaster — • The substance commonly known as alabaster is a fine grained variety of gypsum. Oriental alabaster, the alabastrites of the classical writers, is a translucent marble obtained from stalagmitic deposits Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… … Catholic encyclopedia
Onyx — 〈m. 1; Min.〉 Mineral, schwarz weißer Quarz [<lat. onyx <grch. onyx, eigtl. „Klaue, Kralle, Fingernagel“] * * * O|nyx [griech. = Nagel, Kralle, Huf]: 1) ein zu Schmucksteinen verarbeitbarer schwarzer oder in Lagen verschiedenfarbiger ↑… … Universal-Lexikon
Alabaster — pflegt man dichten schwefelsauren Kalk oder Gyps zu nennen, wenn er rein und weiß ist. – Er kommt bei Jena, Heilbronn, Bambach, Ewatingen am Schwarzwalde, bei Bex im Waadtland und der schönste und reinste bei Florenz vor, woher auch in neuester… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
onyx marble — alabaster … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
alabaster — /al euh bas teuhr, bah steuhr/, n. 1. a finely granular variety of gypsum, often white and translucent, used for ornamental objects or work, such as lamp bases, figurines, etc. 2. Also called Oriental alabaster. a variety of calcite, often banded … Universalium
onyx — /on iks, oh niks/, n. 1. Mineral. a variety of chalcedony having straight parallel bands of alternating colors. Cf. Mexican onyx. 2. (not used technically) an unbanded chalcedony dyed for ornamental purposes. 3. black, esp. a pure or jet black. 4 … Universalium
alabaster — 1. noun /ˈæl.əˌbæs.tə,ˈæl.əˌbæs.tɚ/ a) A fine grained white or lightly tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally. Why should a man, whose blood is warm within, b) A variety of calcite, translucent and sometimes banded … Wiktionary
onyx marble — noun a hard compact kind of calcite • Syn: ↑alabaster, ↑oriental alabaster, ↑Mexican onyx • Hypernyms: ↑calcite … Useful english dictionary
oriental alabaster — noun a hard compact kind of calcite • Syn: ↑alabaster, ↑onyx marble, ↑Mexican onyx • Hypernyms: ↑calcite * * * noun see alabaster I * * * alabaster (def. 2). [ … Useful english dictionary
