释义 |
pinguite Min.|ˈpɪŋgwaɪt| [Named (Ger. pinguit) by A. Breithaupt, 1829, f. L. pinguis fat: see -ite1.] An oil-green hydrated silicate of iron, of a soapy consistency; a variety of chloropal.
1831Amer. Jrnl. Sci. XX. 197 Pinguite, a new argillaceous mineral. 1837Dana Min. 224 Closely allied to this species [Nontronite], is the Pinguite of Leonhard... Color siskin and oil-green... Extremely soft, resembling new-made soap. 1850Daubeny Atom. The. xii. (ed. 2) 410 Silicates that contain water..in which the water is simply united to the silicic combination... Example: Pinguite. |