kettigite

[Named by Dana after Otto Kottig; suff. -ite ( Min ).]. Min.: According to Naumann, monoclinic in crystallization and isomorphous with erythrine (q. v.). Groth makes it isomorphous with vivianite (q. v.). Occurs ma ive, or as crystalline crusts with fibrous structure. Color, carmine-red and peach-blo om red. Compos.: A hydrated arsenate of zinc, cobalt, and nickel, represented by the formula: (ZnO.CoO,NiO)3, ASO5+3HO. Found a ociated with smaltite (q. v.) at the Daniel Mine, Schneeberg, Saxony. koff, s. [Dut.] Naut.: A two-masted Dutch fishing-ve el, carrying a sprit-sail on each mast. kō-gì-ą, s. (Etym. doubtful.] Zool.: A genus of Cetaceans, family Physeter ide (Sperm Whales or Cachalots). Kogia breviceps and K. ( Euphysetes ) grayii , perhaps only the same species, are small porpoise-like whales, from six to ten feet long, but akin to the great Sperm Whale. They have been found off the Cape of Good Hope, on the East Indian coasts, and in the Australian seas. Kōh-i-no or', s. [Pers.=mountain of light.) The name of a famous diamond now among the crown jewels of Great Britain, it being surrendered to the English upon the annexation of the Punjaub to the English crown.