lepidomelane
(noun) a mica that is a biotite containing iron
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lepidomelane (plural lepidomelanes)
(mineral) A black iron-potash mica, usually found in granitic rocks in small six-sided tables, or as an aggregation of minute opaque scales.
Source: Wiktionary
Lep`i*dom"e*lane, n. Etym: [Fr. (Min.)
Definition: An iron-potash mica, of a raven-black color, usually found in granitic rocks in small six-sided tables, or as an aggregation of minute opaque scales. See Mica.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 March 2025
(noun) small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
