artinite

English

Etymology

Ettore Artini (1866-1928), Italian mineralogist, +‎ -ite.

Noun

artinite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A hydrated magnesium carbonate mineral that forms white silky monoclinic prismatic crystals.

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Further reading
  • “Artinite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • “artinite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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