Greenockite

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Greenockite \Green"ock*ite\, n. [Named after Lord Greenock.]
     (Min.)
     Native cadmium sulphide, a mineral occurring in yellow
     hexagonal crystals, also as an earthy incrustation.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  greenockite
       n : ore of cadmium; a rare yellowish mineral consisting of
           cadmium sulphide in crystalline form [syn: {cadmium
           sulphide}]