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Barite
Native sulphate of barium a mineral occurring in transparent colorless white to yellow crystals generally tabular also in granular form and in compact massive forms resembling marble It has a high specific gravity and hence is often called heavy spar It is a common mineral in metallic veins...
Linnaeligite
A mineral of pale steel gray color and metallic luster occurring in isometric crystals and also massive It is a sulphide of cobalt containing some nickel or copper...
escape velocity
The minimum velocity at which an object must be moving in order for it to overcome the gravitational attraction of a massive celestial body such as the earth or the sun and escape beyond its gravitational field into free space The velocity is calculated as though attained instantaneously at the surface of the celestial body and is pointed directly away from its center and neglecting effects of atmospheric friction Rockets which accelerate gradually and are moving rapidly at a high altitude when their fuel is exhausted or their engines shut off may escape even if moving slightly slower at that point than the surface escape velocity Compare orbital velocity...
Flint
A massive somewhat impure variety of quartz in color usually of a gray to brown or nearly black breaking with a conchoidal fracture and sharp edge It is very hard and strikes fire with steel...
Fluorite
Calcium fluoride CaF2 a mineral of many different colors white yellow purple green red etc often very beautiful crystallizing commonly in cubes with perfect octahedral cleavage also massive It is used as a flux Some varieties are used for ornamental vessels Also called fluor spar or simply fluor...
Gorilla
A large arboreal anthropoid ape of West Africa It is larger than a man and is remarkable for its massive skeleton and powerful muscles which give it enormous strength In some respects its anatomy more than that of any other ape except the chimpanzee resembles that of man...
Goumlthite
A hydrous oxide of iron HFeO2 occurring in prismatic crystals also massive with a fibrous reniform or stalactitic structure The color varies from yellowish to blackish brown...
Graphite
Native carbon in hexagonal crystals also foliated or granular massive of black color and metallic luster and so soft as to leave a trace on paper It is used for pencils improperly called lead pencils for crucibles and as a lubricator etc Often called plumbago or black lead...
Gypsum
A mineral consisting of the hydrous sulphate of lime calcium When calcined it forms plaster of Paris Selenite is a transparent crystalline variety alabaster a fine white massive variety...
Hematite
An important ore of iron the sesquioxide so called because of the red color of the powder It occurs in splendent rhombohedral crystals and in massive and earthy forms the last called red ocher Called also specular iron oligist iron rhombohedral iron ore and bloodstone See Brown hematite under Brown...
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