huntite
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the name of Walter Frederick Hunt (1882–1975), US mineralogist, + -ite.
Noun[edit]
huntite
- (mineralogy) A trigonal-trapezohedral mineral containing calcium, carbon, magnesium, and oxygen.
- 2002, Victoria Finlay, Colour, Sceptre, page 49:
- [A] good white is also very precious. It is valued partly because […] the best of it – a clay called huntite – is believed to be the faeces of the Rainbow Snake.
References[edit]
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Huntite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.