painite

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Pain +‎ -ite, after British mineralogist Arthur C. D. Pain.

Noun[edit]

painite (uncountable)

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  1. (mineralogy) A very rare orange-red borate mineral consisting mostly of calcium, zirconium, boron, aluminium, and oxygen.

Further reading[edit]

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Painite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “painite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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