glauconite

English

Etymology

From German Glaukonit, from Ancient Greek γλαυκός (glaukós, “blue-green”) + -ite.

Noun

glauconite (plural glauconites)

  1. (mineralogy) A greenish form of mica found in greensand.

Derived terms

Further reading

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

French

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Noun

glauconite f (plural glauconites)

  1. glauconite
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