pinite

American

[pin-ahyt, pee-nahyt] / ˈpɪn aɪt, ˈpi naɪt /

noun

a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.

pinite British

/ ˈpɪnaɪt, ˈpaɪ- /

noun

a greyish-green or brown mineral containing amorphous aluminium and potassium sulphates

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Etymology

Origin of pinite

1795–1805; < German Pinit, named after Pini, mine in Germany; -ite ¹

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Secondary mica is also a common result of alteration, and among other products are pinite, epidote, saussurite, chlorite, wollastonite and various zeolites.

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Amber is, however, assuredly not derived from any poplar tree: it comes from a species of pine long ago extinct, called by G�ppert the pinites succinifer.

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