biotite
(noun) dark brown to black mica found in igneous and metamorphic rock
Source: WordNet® 3.1
biotite (countable and uncountable, plural biotites)
(mineral) A dark brown mica; it is a mixed aluminosilicate and fluoride of potassium, magnesium and iron.
Source: Wiktionary
Bi"o*tite, n. Etym: [From Biot, a French naturalist.] (Min.)
Definition: Mica containing iron and magnesia, generally of a black or dark green color; -- a common constituent of crystalline rocks. See Mica.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
