austinite
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See also: Austinite
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Austin + -ite, after Austin Flint Rogers, mineralogist
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔstɪnaɪt/
- (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɑstɪnaɪt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒstɪnaɪt/
- Homophones: Austenite, austenite, Austinite
Noun[edit]
austinite (countable and uncountable, plural austinites)
- (rare, mineralogy) A secondary mineral found in the oxidized zone of some arsenic-rich base-metal deposits.
- Misspelling of austenite.
Further reading[edit]
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Austinite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “austinite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.