retinaliten.

Brit.

/ˈrɛtᵻnəlʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈrɛtn̩əˌlaɪt/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ῥητίνη , -lite comb. form¹.

Etymology: Irregularly < ancient Greek ῥητίνη resin (see retinite n.) + -lite comb. form¹. Apparently coined by T. Thomson (compare quot. 1836), and usually attributed to him, although first used in print by C. U. Shepard (see quot. 1835).

Mineralogy. Now rare.

A variety of serpentine having a resinous lustre.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > phyllosilicate > [noun] > serpentine > others

schiller spar1794

marmolite1822

retinalite1835

williamsite1848

bastite1850

jenkinsite1852

antigorite1863

thermophyllite1868

lizardite1956

nickel-antigorite1961

schweizerite-

1835 C. U. Shepard Treat. Min.: Second Part I. App. 329 Retinalite. (See Serpentine.)

1836 T. Thomson Outl. Mineral. I. 201 Retinalite... The specimens as I got them were amorphous masses, having exactly the appearance of lumps of resin.

1863 Rep. Progress (Geol. Surv. Canada) xvii. 471 I is the retinalite of Dr. Thompson [sic], from Grenville, where it is imbedded in a white limestone.

1896 A. H. Chester Dict. Names Minerals 230 Retinalite, a var. of serpentine occurring in honey-yellow to oil-green masses with a resinous lustre.

1981 Jewelry Making Gems & Minerals July 17/3 Varieties..retinalite, with a resinous or waxy luster in colors from a light, oily green to bright yellow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	retinalite
释义	retinaliten. Brit. /ˈrɛtᵻnəlʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈrɛtn̩əˌlaɪt/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ῥητίνη , -lite comb. form¹. Etymology: Irregularly < ancient Greek ῥητίνη resin (see retinite n.) + -lite comb. form¹. Apparently coined by T. Thomson (compare quot. 1836), and usually attributed to him, although first used in print by C. U. Shepard (see quot. 1835). Mineralogy. Now rare. A variety of serpentine having a resinous lustre. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > phyllosilicate > [noun] > serpentine > others schiller spar1794 marmolite1822 retinalite1835 williamsite1848 bastite1850 jenkinsite1852 antigorite1863 thermophyllite1868 lizardite1956 nickel-antigorite1961 schweizerite- 1835 C. U. Shepard Treat. Min.: Second Part I. App. 329 Retinalite. (See Serpentine.) 1836 T. Thomson Outl. Mineral. I. 201 Retinalite... The specimens as I got them were amorphous masses, having exactly the appearance of lumps of resin. 1863 Rep. Progress (Geol. Surv. Canada) xvii. 471 I is the retinalite of Dr. Thompson [sic], from Grenville, where it is imbedded in a white limestone. 1896 A. H. Chester Dict. Names Minerals 230 Retinalite, a var. of serpentine occurring in honey-yellow to oil-green masses with a resinous lustre. 1981 Jewelry Making Gems & Minerals July 17/3 Varieties..retinalite, with a resinous or waxy luster in colors from a light, oily green to bright yellow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1835
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