01 n. Dross, as of iron; the scale which files from iron when hammered; -- applied as a name to various minerals.
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Dross, as of iron; the scale which files from iron when hammered; -- applied as a name to various minerals.(Min.)
Phrases & compounds
Calcareous sinter —
a loose banded variety of calcite formed by deposition from lime-bearing waters; calcareous tufa; travertine.
Ceraunian sinter —
fulgurite.
Siliceous sinter —
a light cellular or fibrous opal; especially, geyserite (see Geyserite). It has often a pearly luster, and is then called pearl sinter.