Troostite Definition

tro͝ostīt
noun
A white or colored crystalline mineral, a variety of willemite, in which the zinc is partly replaced by manganese.
American Heritage
A hard, reddish, rhombohedral mineral, (Zn,Mn)2SiO4, with large crystals, similar to willemite but containing varying amounts of manganese.
Webster's New World

(mineralogy) The mineral willemite.

Wiktionary
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Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Troostite

Noun

Singular:
troostite
Plural:
troostites

Origin of Troostite

  • After Gerard Troost (1776–1850), Dutch-born American geologist

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Troost +"Ž -ite, after Dr. Gerard Troost of Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

    From Wiktionary

Troostite Sentence Examples

  • On cooling into region 6 or 8 austenite should normally split up into ferrite and cementite, after passing through the successive stages of martensite, troostite and sorbite, Fe 0 C= Fe 3 C +Fe(i 3).

  • Martensite, Troostite and Sorbite are the successive stages through which the metal passes in changing from austenite into ferrite and cementite.

  • Troostite and Sorbite, indeed, seem to be chiefly very finely divided mixtures of ferrite and cementite, and it is probably because of this fineness that sorbitic steel has its remarkable combination of strength and elasticity with ductility which fits it for resisting severe vibratory and other dynamic stresses, such as those to which rails and shafting are exposed.

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