monomineralic

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Etymology

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From mono- +‎ mineralic.

Adjective

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monomineralic (not comparable)

  1. (geology) composed of a single mineral
    • 2000 December 1, Matthias Labrenz et al., “Formation of Sphalerite (ZnS) Deposits in Natural Biofilms of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria”, in Science‎[1], volume 290, number 5497, →DOI, pages 1744–1747:
      The almost monomineralic product results from buffering of sulfide concentrations at low values by sphalerite precipitation.
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