Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Pinite"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pinite \Pi"nite\, n. [L. pinus the pine tree.]
1. (Paleon.) Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having
belonged to the Pine family.
2. (Chem.) A sweet white crystalline substance extracted from
the gum of a species of pine ({Pinus Lambertina}). It is
isomeric with, and resembles, quercite.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pinite \Pin"ite\, n. [So called from Pini, a mine in Saxony.]
(Min.)
A compact granular cryptocrystalline mineral of a dull
grayish or greenish white color. It is a hydrous alkaline
silicate, and is derived from the alteration of other
minerals, as iolite.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pinite
n : grey or green or brown mineral similar to mica and
containing aluminum and potassium sulphates
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