austinite

See also: Austinite

English

Etymology

Austin + -ite, after Austin Flint Rogers, mineralogist

Pronunciation

Noun

austinite (countable and uncountable, plural austinites)

  1. (rare, mineralogy) A secondary mineral found in the oxidized zone of some arsenic-rich base-metal deposits.
  2. Misspelling of austenite.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Austinite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • austinite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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