painite

See also: Painite

English

Etymology

From Pain +‎ -ite, after British mineralogist Arthur C. D. Pain.

Noun

painite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A very rare orange-red borate mineral consisting mostly of calcium, zirconium, boron, aluminium, and oxygen.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Painite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “painite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.