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zincite

/zing-kahyt/US // ˈzɪŋ kaɪt //UK // (ˈzɪŋkaɪt) //

锌矿,锌石,锌酸盐,锌岩

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a brittle, deep-red to orange-yellow mineral, native zinc oxide, ZnO, usually massive or granular: formerly an important ore of zinc.

Examples

  • A red oxide of zinc ore, called zincite, assumes great economic importance in New Jersey.

  • In the New Jersey mines the zinc ores are the oxides zincite and willemite, and the zinc-iron oxide franklinite.