xanthophyllite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”) and φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”), for its color and micaceous appearance, +‎ -ite.

Noun

xanthophyllite (usually uncountable, plural xanthophyllites)

1. (mineralogy, outdated) A synonym of clintonite. The International Mineralogical Association's Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) recommends using clintonite as a replacement in all cases.

Synonyms

• clintonite

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Xanthophyllite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “xanthophyllite”, in Mindat.org‎^[2], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.