monomineralic

monomineralic

English

Etymology

mono- +‎ mineralic

Adjective

monomineralic (not comparable)

1. (geology) composed of a single mineral
   • 2000 December 1, Matthias Labrenz et al., “Formation of Sphalerite (ZnS) Deposits in Natural Biofilms of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria”, in Science‎, volume 290, number 5497, DOI:10.1126/science.290.5497.1744, pages 1744-1747:

     The almost monomineralic product results from buffering of sulfide concentrations at low values by sphalerite precipitation.