biotite
English edit
Etymology edit
Biot + -ite, named by J.F.L. Hausmann in 1847 in honour of the French physicist Jean-Baptiste Biot, who, in 1816, researched the optical properties of mica, discovering many unique properties.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
biotite (countable and uncountable, plural biotites)
- (mineralogy) A dark brown mica; it is a mixed aluminosilicate and fluoride of potassium, magnesium and iron.
Translations edit
dark brown mica
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Further reading edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Biotite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “biotite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
French edit
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
biotite f (plural biotites)
Further reading edit
- “biotite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Noun edit
biotite f (plural biotiti)