URALITE

Noun

uralite (countable and uncountable, plural uralites)

(mineral) A dark green variety of hornblende or actinolite.

Anagrams

• laurite, liturae

Source: Wiktionary


U"ral*ite, n. Etym: [So called because first observed in the Ural Mountains.] (Min.)

Definition: Amphibole resulting from the alternation of pyroxene by paramorphism. It is not uncommon in massive eruptive rocks.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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