xanthophyllite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”) and φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”), for its color and micaceous appearance, +‎ -ite.

Noun

xanthophyllite (usually uncountable, plural xanthophyllites)

  1. (mineralogy, outdated) A synonym of clintonite. The International Mineralogical Association's Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) recommends using clintonite as a replacement in all cases.[1]

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ “Nomenclature of the Micas”, in The Canadian Mineralogist‎, volume 36, issue 3, The Mineralogical Association of Canada, 1998, ISSN 1499-1276, OCLC 818930682, pages 905-912

Further reading

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