English edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek ῥιπίς (rhipís, fan) + -lite.

Noun edit

ripidolite (plural ripidolites)

  1. (mineralogy) A translucent green chlorite mineral of micaceous structure; a hydrous silicate of alumina, magnesia, and iron.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for ripidolite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Further reading edit

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