GLAUCONITE


Meaning of GLAUCONITE in English

— glauconitic /glaw'keuh nit"ik/ , adj.

/glaw"keuh nuyt'/ , n.

a greenish micaceous mineral consisting essentially of a hydrous silicate of potassium, aluminum, and iron and occurring in greensand, clays, etc.

[ 1830-40; glaukón, neut. of glaukós (see GLAUCO-) + -ITE 1 ]

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