artiniten.
/ˈɑːtᵻnʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈɑrtn̩aɪt/ Mineralogy.
A magnesium-containing mineral associated with ultrabasic rocks such as serpentine, occurring in aggregates of white fibrous or needle-like crystals.Artinite is a hydrous carbonate of magnesium, Mg2CO3(OH)2·3H2O. Crystal system: monoclinic.
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1903 Nature 5 Mar. 423/2 Signor Luigi Brugnatelli describes a new mineral, ‘artinite’, from the Valle Lanterna, which is..a basic hydrated magnesium carbonate.
1957 G. E. Hutchinson Treat. Limnol. I. x. 665 Another basic carbonate, artinite, Mg2(CO3)(OH)2·3H2O, has been reported in nature, but much less commonly than hydromagnesite.
2007 Planetary & Space Sci. 55 299/1 Some hydrated carbonates of magnesium, such as..artinite Mg2(CO3)3(OH)2·3H2O, have been suggested on the basis of the infrared spectra produced by Mariner 6 and 7.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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