clintonite

See also: Clintonite

English

Etymology

Clinton +‎ -ite From DeWitt Clinton, the politician for whom it is named in honor of

Noun

clintonite (countable and uncountable, plural clintonites)

  1. (mineralogy) A calcium magnesium aluminium phyllosilicate mineral of the margarite group of micas.

Synonyms

Further reading

  • “Clintonite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • clintonite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
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