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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)
- (mineralogy, outdated) A synonym of clintonite.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.[1]
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References
- ^ “Nomenclature of the Micas”, in The Canadian Mineralogist, volume 36, number 3, The Mineralogical Association of Canada, 1998, →ISSN, →OCLC, pages 905-912
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