| William Phillips - Mineralogy - 1823 - 558 pages
...of some substances assume a diverging position. Drvty, has been adopted from the German term drusen, for which we have no English word. The surface of a mineral is said to be drusy when composed of very small prominent crystals, nearly equal to each other ; it is often seen in iron pyrites. H*JJkreiomce.... | |
| John Lee Comstock - Mineralogy - 1827 - 338 pages
...position. Drusy, has been adopted from the German term drusen, for which we have no English word. I he surface of a mineral is said to be drusy when composed of very small prominent crystals nearly equal to each other ; it is often seen in iron pyrites. Ejjlort.sr.ence.... | |
| John Lee Comstock - Mineralogy - 1832 - 362 pages
...of some substances assume a diverging position. Dfusy, has been adopted from the German term drusen, for which we have no English word. The surface of a mineral is said to be drusy when composed of very small prominent crystals nearly equal to each other; it iť often seen in iron pyrites. Efflorescence.... | |
| George Roberts - 1839 - 208 pages
...object seen through them. DRUSY (German, druse, a little swelling) ; covered with little projections. The surface of a mineral is said to be drusy when composed of very small prominent crystals nearly equal in size to each other. DUNES ; low sand hills. daedaleus,... | |
| John Lee Comstock - Mineralogy - 1841 - 380 pages
...assume a diverging position. Druey. has been adopted from the German term drusen, for which we hare no English word. The surface of a mineral is said to be drusy when composed of very small prominent crystals nearly equal to each other; it is often seen ut iron pyrites. Efflorescence.... | |
| John Ogilvie - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1883 - 714 pages
...caused much trouble to the Turkish government Drusy (dros'i), o. Abounding with very minute crystals. The surface of a mineral is said to be drusy when composed of very small prominent crystals nearly equal in size to each other Dmxy, Druxey (druks'iX a. In ship-carp.... | |
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