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penninite

[ pen-uh-nahyt ]
/ ˈpɛn əˌnaɪt /

noun Mineralogy.

a member of the chlorite group, rhombohedral in habit.

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Also pen·nine [pen-in, -ahyn]. /ˈpɛn ɪn, -aɪn/.

Origin of penninite

1865–70; <German Pennin (after the Pennine Alps) + -ite1

Words nearby penninite

Pennine Chain, Pennines, Pennine Way, penning, penning gate, penninite, pennon, pennoncel, Pennsauken, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Dutch
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British Dictionary definitions for penninite

penninite
/ (ˈpɛnɪˌnaɪt) /

noun

a bluish-green variety of chlorite occurring in the form of thick crystals

Word Origin for penninite

C20: from German Pennin Pennine (Alps) + -ite 1
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