pinakiolite
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πινάκιον (pinákion, “tablet”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”) because of the thin, tabular appearance of the crystals.
Noun
pinakiolite
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing boron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Pinakiolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “pinakiolite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.