pholeriten.
/ˈfɒlərʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈfɑləˌraɪt/ Mineralogy. Now rare.
A clay mineral occurring as minute, pearly scales, subsequently regarded as a form of kaolinite.
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kaolin1728
nacrite1808
pholerite1826
gilbertite1830
tuesite1837
china-clay1840
teratolite1868
1826 Q. Jrnl. Lit. 21 406 Pholerite or silicate of Alumina.
1857 Proc. Royal Soc. 1856–7 8 424 A hydrous aluminous silicate allied to pyrophyllite or pholerite.
1907 Science 28 June 1000/1 Some of the other clay-like minerals, such as pholerite or halloysite, are present.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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