illite

English

Etymology

Illinois, USA, +‎ -ite.

Noun

illite (countable and uncountable, plural illites)

(mineralogy) A micaceous phyllosilicate clay mineral with aggregates of grey or white monoclinic crystals.

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Derived terms

Translations

a non-expanding clay mineral

Chinese:
Mandarin: 伊利石 (zh) (yīlìshí)
Finnish: illiitti
French: illite (fr) f
German: Illit (de) m
Italian: illite f
Spanish: illita f

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2025), “Illite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“illite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

Anagrams

Tillie

French

Noun

illite f (plural illites)

(mineralogy) illite

Italian

Noun

illite f (plural illiti)

(mineralogy) illite

Latin

Participle

illite

vocative masculine singular of illitus