pinakiolite
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek πινάκιον (pinákion, “tablet”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”) because of the thin, tabular appearance of the crystals.
Noun
[edit]pinakiolite
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing boron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Pinakiolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “pinakiolite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.