What's the difference between glauconite and glaucous?
Glauconite
Definition:
(n.) The green mineral characteristic of the greensand of the chalk and other formations. It is a hydrous silicate of iron and potash. See Greensand.
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Glaucous
Definition:
(a.) Of a sea-green color; of a dull green passing into grayish blue.
(a.) Covered with a fine bloom or fine white powder easily rubbed off, as that on a blue plum, or on a cabbage leaf.
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(1) The proportion of nephrons that were mammalian-type (MT, with loops of Henle) ranged from 7% (ring-necked pheasant) to 30% (zebra finch, glaucous-winged gull) and was unrelated to kidney mass.
(2) Ten fungi including Aspergillus fumigatus, A. niger, A. flavus, A. glaucous, A. carnous, A. terreus, A. ochraceous, Rhizophus stolonifer, Trichoderma harrianua, and Trichothecium roseum were recovered from the bread samples.
(3) So many greys: opalescent, dove, lead, battleship, cadet, charcoal, glaucous, that greyish mauve called Mountbatten pink, medium grey, dark medium grey, Gainsborough grey, and more besides.