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Orangite

Or′an-gite

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(Min.)
An orange-yellow variety of the mineral thorite, found in Norway.
☞ It is over four feet high, when full grown, and has very long arms, which reach nearly or quite to the ground when the body is erect. Its color is reddish brown. In structure, it closely resembles man in many respects.

Definition 2024


orangite

orangite

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English

Noun

orangite (countable and uncountable, plural orangites)

  1. (mineralogy) An orange-yellow variety of thorite, found in Norway.