Definitions for microlite
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1. microlitenoun

   A basic fluoride of sodium, calcium, tantalum and niobium that is isomorphous with pyrochlore

2. microlitenoun

   A microlith

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1. Microlite

   Microlite was once known as a pale-yellow, reddish-brown, or black isometric mineral composed of sodium calcium tantalum oxide with a small amount of fluorine. Its chemical formula is(Na,Ca)2Ta2O6(O,OH,F). Today it is a name of a group of oxide minerals of a similar stoichiometry having tantalum prevailing over titanium and niobium. The microlite group belongs to a large pyrochlore supergroup that occurs in pegmatites and constitutes an ore of tantalum. It has a Mohs hardness of 5.5 and a variable specific gravity of 4.2 to 6.4. It occurs as disseminated microscopic subtranslucent to opaque octahedral crystals with a refractive index of 2.0 to 2.2. Microlite is also called djalmaite, but both names are now obsolete. "Microlite" occurs as a primary mineral in lithium-bearing granite pegmatites, and in miarolitic cavities in granites. Association minerals include: albite, lepidolite, topaz, beryl, tourmaline, spessartine, tantalite and fluorite. "Microlite" was first described in 1835 for an occurrence on the Island of Uto, State of Stockholm, Sweden. Another occurrence of microlite is the Clark Ledges pegmatite, Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. The name is from Greek mikros for "small" and lithos for "stone."

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1. Microlitenoun

   a rare mineral of resinous luster and high specific gravity. It is a tantalate of calcium, and occurs in octahedral crystals usually very minute

2. Microlitenoun

   a minute inclosed crystal, often observed when minerals or rocks are examined in thin sections under the microscope

3. Etymology: [Micro- + -lite.]

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1. Microlite

   Microlite is a pale-yellow, reddish-brown, or black isometric mineral composed of sodium calcium tantalum oxide with a small amount of fluorine (Na,Ca)2Ta2O6. Microlite is a mineral in the pyrochlore group that occurs in pegmatites and constitutes an ore of tantalum. It has a Mohs hardness of 5.5 and a variable specific gravity of 4.2 to 6.4. It occurs as disseminated microscopic subtranslucent to opaque octahedral crystals with a refractive index of 2.0 to 2.2. Microlite is also called djalmaite. Microlite occurs as a primary mineral in lithium-bearing granite pegmatites, and in miarolitic cavities in granites. Association minerals include: albite, lepidolite, topaz, beryl, tourmaline, spessartine, tantalite and fluorite. Microlite was first described in 1835 for an occurrence on the Island of Uto, State of Stockholm, Sweden. A type locality is the Clark Ledges pegmatite, Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. The name is from Greek mikros for "small" and lithos for "stone."

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1. Microlite

   mī′krō-līt, n. a mineral related to pyrochlore.—n. Mī′crolith, a name suggested by Vogelsang in 1867 for the microscopic acicular components of rocks.—adj. Microlith′ic. [Gr. mikros, small, lithos, a stone.]

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1. microtile

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of microlite in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of microlite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Microlite
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microlite
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microlite
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=microlite
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=microlite