different between halite vs quartz

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??? (háls, “salt”), +? -ite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?hæl.a?t/, /?he?.la?t/

Noun

halite (countable and uncountable, plural halites)

1. (mineralogy) Native salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral; rock salt.
2. (chemistry) An oxyanion containing a halogen in the +3 oxidation state.

Related terms

• halitic

Synonyms

• halogenite (for the oxyanion)

Translations

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Halite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “halite”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Anagrams

• Leitha, aileth, laithe, thelia

English

Etymology

From German Quarz, from Middle High German (Central East German) quarz, twarc, from a West Slavic language [compare Polish twardy (“hard”), Czech tvrdý (“hard”), Russian ??????? (tvjórdyj, “hard”)], from Old Church Slavonic ?????? (tvr?d?, “firm”), from Proto-Slavic *tv?rd?.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kw??ts/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kw??ts/, /k??ts/
• Homophone: courts (some accents)

Noun

quartz (countable and uncountable, plural quartzes)

1. (mineralogy) The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO₂. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.

Synonyms

• Thesaurus:quartz

Derived terms

Related terms

• Colorado topaz

Translations

See also

French

Etymology

From German Quarz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwa?ts/

Noun

quartz m (plural quartz)

1. quartz

   Synonym: cristal de roche

Descendants

• ? Catalan: quars

Further reading

• “quartz” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).