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What's The Definition Of Pinite?
[n] grey or green or brown mineral similar to mica and containing aluminum and potassium sulphates
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pinite: Related Terms | Find terms related to Pinite: See Also | mineral Pinite In Webster's Dictionary \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.
\Pi"nite\, n. [L. pinus the pine tree.] 1. (Paleon.) Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the Pine family. 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. |
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