ripidolite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek [Term?] (“fan”) + -lite.

Noun

ripidolite (plural ripidolites)

  1. (mineralogy) A translucent green chlorite mineral of micaceous structure; a hydrous silicate of alumina, magnesia, and iron.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for ripidolite in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Further reading

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