ILLITE


Meaning of ILLITE in English

ˈiˌlīt noun

( -s )

Etymology: Ill inois (state) + English -ite

1. : a group of minerals found in clays and having essentially the crystal structure of muscovite

2. : one of the minerals of the illite group ; especially : the mineral having the composition of muscovite or of a hydrated muscovite but giving a line-poor X-ray powder pattern

• il·lit·ic (ˈ)i|lid.ik, -līd.- adjective

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