pimelite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πιμελή (pimelḗ, “fat”) for being a mineral with a greasy appearance, +‎ -ite.

Noun

pimelite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy, outdated) A hexagonal mineral containing hydrogen, nickel, oxygen, and silicon.

Usage notes
  • The name pimelite was rejected in 2006 as a name as a result of confusion between it and nickel-dominant smectite or nickel-bearing talc.

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