thinolite
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ancient Greek θίνα (thína, “dune, shore”) + -lite.
Noun
[edit]thinolite (usually uncountable, plural thinolites)
- (mineralogy) a pseudomorph of ikaite, found in Quaternary lake basins of Nevada.
References
[edit]- “thinolite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Thinolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “thinolite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.