newtoniten.

Brit.

/ˈnjuːtənʌɪt/,

/ˈnjuːtn̩ʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈn(j)utn̩aɪt/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Newton , -ite suffix¹.

Etymology: < the name of Newton County, Arkansas, where the mineral was discovered in 1891 + -ite suffix¹.

Mineralogy. Now historical.

= alunite n.The mineral was originally thought to be a silicate of aluminium resembling kaolinite.

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allophane1817

newtonite1891

1891 R. N. Brackett & J. F. Williams in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 42 13 Newtonite is a pure white, soft, compact, homogeneous substance.

1892 Amer. Naturalist 26 247 The places of two other members they fill with the new minerals, newtonite and rectorite.

1926 Amer. Mineralogist 11 33 Newtonite..is found in nodular masses of a pure white color embedded in soft clay.

1951 C. Palache et al. Dana's Syst. Mineral. (ed. 7) II. 559 Newtonite... Described as a rhombohedral kaolin mineral but later shown to be alunite.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	newtonite
释义	newtoniten. Brit. /ˈnjuːtənʌɪt/, /ˈnjuːtn̩ʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈn(j)utn̩aɪt/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Newton , -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < the name of Newton County, Arkansas, where the mineral was discovered in 1891 + -ite suffix¹. Mineralogy. Now historical. = alunite n.The mineral was originally thought to be a silicate of aluminium resembling kaolinite. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > miscellaneous silicates > [noun] > silicate of aluminium allophane1817 newtonite1891 1891 R. N. Brackett & J. F. Williams in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 42 13 Newtonite is a pure white, soft, compact, homogeneous substance. 1892 Amer. Naturalist 26 247 The places of two other members they fill with the new minerals, newtonite and rectorite. 1926 Amer. Mineralogist 11 33 Newtonite..is found in nodular masses of a pure white color embedded in soft clay. 1951 C. Palache et al. Dana's Syst. Mineral. (ed. 7) II. 559 Newtonite... Described as a rhombohedral kaolin mineral but later shown to be alunite. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1891
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