pinite Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun grey or green or brown mineral similar to mica and containing aluminum and potassium sulphates

WordNet

Pin"ite noun
Etymology
So called from Pini, a mine in Saxony.
Definitions
  1. (Min.) A compact granular cryptocrystalline mineral of a dull grayish or greenish white color. It is a hydrous alkaline silicate, and is derived from the alteration of other minerals, as iolite.
Pi"nite noun
Etymology
L. pinus the pine tree.
Definitions
  1. (Paleon.) Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the Pine family.
  2. (Chem.) A sweet white crystalline substance extracted from the gum of a species of pine (Pinus Lambertina). It is isomeric with, and resembles, quercite.

Webster 1913