pinakiolite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πινάκιον (pinákion, “tablet”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”) because of the thin, tabular appearance of the crystals.

Noun

pinakiolite

1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing boron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.

Further reading

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