Crossite

/ˈkrɔːsaɪt/ noun

Definition

A blue mineral that is a variety of tourmaline, containing copper and occurring in metamorphic rocks, named after its crossed or intersecting crystal patterns.

Etymology

From 'cross' (the mineral's crystal structure or appearance) plus '-ite' (a common suffix for mineral names). This geological term was created as mineralogists catalogued and named newly discovered minerals based on their distinctive characteristics.

Kelly Says

Crossite is one of those minerals that's rare enough to be a collector's treasure—it's blue, beautiful, and the crossed pattern in its crystal structure is what gave it its name, making it prized by both geologists and gemstone enthusiasts!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መንደር ማጣ
men-der ma-ta
ARالعربية
نقطة التقاط
naqta al-taqaaṭ
BNবাংলা
পথের মিলন
po-ther milon
CACatalà
encreuament
en-kreu-a-ment
CSČeština
křižžčí bod
križžčí bod
DADansk
krydsningspunkt
kryds-ning-spunkt
DEDeutsch
Kreuzungspunkt
kroys-ung-spunk
ELΕλληνικά
σημείο διασταύρωσης
se-me-o dia-sta-vro-sis
ESEspañol
sitio de cruce
see-tee-o de kroo-seh
FAفارسی
نقطه تلاقی
naqta talaqi
FISuomi
risteyspiste
ri-stey-spis-te
FRFrançais
site de passage
see-té de pa-sa-zh
GUGU
ગોળ
gol
HAHA
tashin
ta-shin
HEעברית
נקודת מפגש
na-kuda-t me-pa-gash
HIहिन्दी
सड़क का चौराहा
sa-d-ak ka chow-ra-ha
HUMagyar
keresztezódés pontja
keresz-tezó-dés pont-ja
IDBahasa Indonesia
persimpangan
per-sim-pan-gan
IGIG
akụkụ
a-ku-ku
ITItaliano
punto di incrocio
punto di in-kro-tcho
JA日本語
交差点
kousaten
KKKK
кеш
ke-sh
KMKM
ចំណុច
cham-noch
KO한국어
교차점
gyo-cha-jeom
MRMR
क्रॉसिंग
kro-sing
MSBahasa Melayu
simpangan
sim-pan-gan
MYမြန်မာ
ကုန်းလမ်း ဆုံ
kone-la-ng sohn
NLNederlands
kruispunt
kroo-is-punt
NONorsk
kryssingspunkt
kryss-ing-spunkt
PAPA
ਖਾਲ
khaal
PLPolski
punkt przecięcia
punkt pre-che-cia
PTPortuguês
cruzamento
kroo-za-men-to
RORomână
punct de intersecție
punkt de in-ter-se-tsee
RUРусский
место пересечения
mesto per-ese-cheniya
SVSvenska
övergångspunkt
o-vär-gång-spunkt
SWKiswahili
katika
ka-ti-ka
TAதமிழ்
இணைப்பு
i-nai-ppu
TEతెలుగు
సమావేశం
sama-vesh-am
THไทย
จุดตัด
jüd tāt
TLTL
tulay
too-lay
TRTürkçe
geçit noktası
ge-chit nok-ta-si
UKУкраїнська
місце перетину
misce per-te-nu
URاردو
مِلت
milat
VITiếng Việt
điểm giao nhau
diem giao nhau
YOYO
iṣẹ
i-she
ZH中文
十字路口
chī shī lŋ kŋ
ZUZU
isigamu
ee-si-ga-mu

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