pinakiolite
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek πινάκιον (pinákion, “tablet”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”) because of the thin, tabular appearance of the crystals.
Noun edit
pinakiolite
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing boron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
Further reading edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Pinakiolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “pinakiolite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.