Etymology

pinakiolite

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Today it means: A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing boron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πινάκιον
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπινάκιον“tablet”
  2. English todaypinakiolite

From Ancient Greek πινάκιον (pinákion, “tablet”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”) because of the thin, tabular appearance of the crystals.

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