MICROLITE
\mˈa͡ɪkɹə͡ʊlˌa͡ɪt], \mˈaɪkɹəʊlˌaɪt], \m_ˈaɪ_k_ɹ_əʊ_l_ˌaɪ_t]\
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A rare mineral of resinous luster and high specific gravity. It is a tantalate of calcium, and occurs in octahedral crystals usually very minute.
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A minute inclosed crystal, often observed when minerals or rocks are examined in thin sections under the microscope.
By Oddity Software
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A rare mineral of resinous luster and high specific gravity. It is a tantalate of calcium, and occurs in octahedral crystals usually very minute.
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A minute inclosed crystal, often observed when minerals or rocks are examined in thin sections under the microscope.
By Noah Webster.
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m[=i]'kr[=o]-l[=i]t, n. a mineral related to pyrochlore.--n. M[=I]'CROLITH, a name suggested by Vogelsang in 1867 for the microscopic acicular components of rocks.--adj. MICROLITH'IC. [Gr. mikros, small, lithos, a stone.]
By Thomas Davidson
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).