xanthophyllite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”) and φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”), for its color and micaceous appearance, +‎ -ite.

Noun

xanthophyllite (usually uncountable, plural xanthophyllites)

  1. (mineralogy, outdated) A synonym of clintonite. The International Mineralogical Association's Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) recommends using clintonite as a replacement in all cases.[1]

Synonyms

References
  1. “Nomenclature of the Micas”, in The Canadian Mineralogist‎, volume 36, number 3, The Mineralogical Association of Canada, 1998, →ISSN, →OCLC, pages 905-912

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