glauconite

English

Noun

glauconite (plural glauconites)

  1. (mineralogy) A greenish form of mica found in greensand

Derived terms

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