clintonite

See also: Clintonite

English

Etymology

From Clinton +‎ -ite. From DeWitt Clinton, the politician for whom it is named in honor of.

Noun

clintonite (countable and uncountable, plural clintonites)

1. (mineralogy) A calcium magnesium aluminium phyllosilicate mineral of the margarite group of micas.

Synonyms

• xanthophyllite

Further reading

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