erinite

English

Etymology

From Erin +‎ -ite, referring to Ireland, where it occurs.

Noun

erinite (countable and uncountable, plural erinites)

1. (mineralogy) A hydrous copper arseniate of an emerald-green colour.

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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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 “erinite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Erinite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.

Anagrams

• nierite, niterie