penninite
a member of the chlorite group, rhombohedral in habit.
Origin of penninite
1- Also pen·nine [pen-in, -ahyn]. /ˈpɛn ɪn, -aɪn/.
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How to use penninite in a sentence
Walking Home By Simon Armitage The power of poetry alone fuels Simon Armitage on his epic walk along the Pennine Way.
On the east side of the Pennine Chain, the main difference observable is the relative thickness of the major divisions.
The Principles of Stratigraphical Geology | J. E. MarrAnd beyond went woods and hills, right away to the pale grey heights of the Pennine Chain.
Sons and Lovers | David Herbert LawrenceThe west is coast line, the east is an almost continuous range of hills, forming part of the Pennine Chain.
The Great Civil War in Lancashire (1642-1651) | Ernest BroxapThe name evidently contains the Keltic word pen, and signifies probably some sacred mountain-top amongst the Pennine Alps.
The Ethnology of Europe | Robert Gordon Latham
There is, perhaps, no scene of greater geological confusion than that presented by the western flanks of the Pennine chain.
The World Before the Deluge | Louis Figuier
British Dictionary definitions for penninite
/ (ˈpɛnɪˌnaɪt) /
a bluish-green variety of chlorite occurring in the form of thick crystals
Origin of penninite
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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