barytocelestite
|ba-ry-to-ce-les-tite|
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/ˌbærɪtoʊsəˈlɛstaɪt/
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/ˌbærɪtəʊsəˈlɛstaɪt/
barite–celestine solid solution
Etymology
'barytocelestite' originates from New Latin/mineralogical coinage, combining the prefix 'baryto-' (from Greek 'barys') meaning 'heavy' and 'celestite' (from Latin 'caelestis') meaning 'heavenly' or 'sky-colored'.
'barytocelestite' developed as a compound term from earlier mineral names such as 'barite' (from Greek 'barys' via Medieval Latin) and 'celestine/celestite' (from Latin 'caelestis' via French), forming the modern mineralogical compound for intermediate Ba–Sr sulfates.
Initially the roots referred separately to 'heavy' (baryto-) and 'heavenly/sky-colored' (celestite); over time the combined form came to denote a specific mineralogical concept: a barite–celestine solid solution ((Ba,Sr)SO4).
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a mineral name for intermediate members or solid solutions between barite (BaSO4) and celestine/celestite (SrSO4), generally represented as (Ba,Sr)SO4 with variable Ba:Sr ratio.
The analyzed sample was identified as barytocelestite, showing significant strontium substitution for barium.
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