"tainiolite" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “ribbon”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), because of its tabular crystal habit. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ταινία||ribbon}} Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “ribbon”), {{m|grc|λίθος||stone}} λίθος (líthos, “stone”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tainiolite (uncountable)
  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing fluorine, lithium, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, and silicon. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals

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