clintonite

See also: Clintonite

English

Etymology

From Clinton +‎ -ite. From DeWitt Clinton, the politician for whom it is named in honor of.

Noun

clintonite (countable and uncountable, plural clintonites)

  1. (mineralogy) A calcium magnesium aluminium phyllosilicate mineral of the margarite group of micas.

Synonyms

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Clintonite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “clintonite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
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