piemontite
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See also: piémontite
English
Etymology
From Piemonte (“Piedmont”) + -ite.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpiːmɒntaɪt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpiməntaɪt/
Noun
piemontite (usually uncountable, plural piemontites)
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic sorosilicate mineral of the epidote group, reddish in colour.
Synonyms
Translations
mineral
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Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Piemontite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “piemontite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
- piemontite,piedmontite at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
Italian
Etymology
From Piemonte (“Piedmont”) + -ite.
Noun
piemontite f (countable or uncountable, plural piemontiti)