illite

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Illinois, USA, +‎ -ite.

Noun[edit]

illite (countable and uncountable, plural illites)

(mineralogy) A micaceous phyllosilicate clay mineral with aggregates of grey or white monoclinic crystals.

Synonyms[edit]

Translations[edit]

a non-expanding clay mineral

Finnish: illiitti
French: illite (fr) f
German: Illit (de) m
Italian: illite f
Spanish: illita f

Further reading[edit]

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

Anagrams[edit]

Tillie

French[edit]

Noun[edit]

illite f (plural illites)

(mineralogy) illite

Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

illite f (plural illiti)

(mineralogy) illite

Latin[edit]

Participle[edit]

illite

vocative masculine singular of illitus

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