pinite

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. grey or green or brown mineral similar to mica and containing aluminum and potassium sulphates
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Pinite \Pi"nite\, n. [L. pinus the pine tree.]

1.(Paleon.) Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the Pine family. [1913 Webster]

2.(Chem.) A sweet white crystalline substance extracted from the gum of a species of pine (Pinus Lambertina). It is isomeric with, and resembles, quercite. [1913 Webster]

Pinite \Pin"ite\, n. [So called from Pini, a mine in Saxony.] (Min.) A compact granular cryptocrystalline mineral of a dull grayish or greenish white color. It is a hydrous alkaline silicate, and is derived from the alteration of other minerals, as iolite. [1913 Webster]
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