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The word adamant is the basis for fictional materials such as Adamantium and Adamantite (see below), Adamantle in The Sims, and Adiamante in L. E. Modesitt Jr.'s 1996 novel of the same name. Adamantite: Various A metal ore in many fictional universes.
Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide Adamantine spar is a silky brown variety of corundum. It has a hardness of 9 on ...
Adamite is a zinc arsenate hydroxide mineral, Zn 2 As O 4 OH.It is a mineral that typically occurs in the oxidized or weathered zone above zinc ore occurrences. Pure adamite is colorless, but usually it possess yellow color due to Fe compounds admixture.
Adamantine may refer to: . Adamant or adamantine, a generic name for a very hard material; Adamantine (veneer), a patented celluloid veneer Adamantine lustre, a property of some minerals
Adamantane is an organic compound with formula C 10 H 16 or, more descriptively, (CH) 4 (CH 2) 6.Adamantane molecules can be described as the fusion of three cyclohexane rings. The molecule is both rigid and virtually stress-free.
The word is a pseudo-Latin neologism (real Latin: adamans, from original Greek ἀδάμας [=indomitable]; adamantem [Latin accusative]) based on the English noun and adjective adamant (and the derived adjective adamantine) added to the neo-Latin suffix "-ium".
Adamant in classical mythology is an archaic form of diamond.In fact, the English word diamond is ultimately derived from adamas, via Late Latin diamas and Old French diamant. ...