rensselaeriten.

Brit.

/rɛnsəˈlɛːrʌɪt/,

/ˈrɛnsələrʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈrɛn(t)sələˌraɪt/,

/ˈˌrɛn(t)səˈˌlɪ(ə)ˌraɪt/

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

Etymology: < the name of Stephen van Rensselaer (1764–1839), politician and landowner in New York State (see quot. 1837) + -ite suffix¹.

Mineralogy. Now historical and rare.

A variety of talc found in North America, having a fine-grained, compact texture.

ΘΚΠ

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

talcite1794

rensselaerite1837

steaschist1845

houghite1851

talcoid1868

agalite1878

1837 E. Emmons in Nat. Hist. N.Y., Geol. 153 I propose to call it Hemi-Prismatic Tabular Spar. The trivial name I have conferred upon it, is Rensselaerite, in honor of the Hon. Stephen Van Rensselaer.

1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. ii. iii. 81 Rensselaerite is a kind of Soapstone of compact structure.

1875 W. C. Kerr Rep. Geol. Surv. N. Carolina I. iv. 128 I have since found it [sc. corundum] in crystals in Forsyth, and also the mineral rensselaerite.

1933 U.S. Patent 1,932,807 1 Powdered talc... Various variations of which are called potstone, rensselaerite, soapstone, steatite or diatomaceous earth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rensselaerite
释义	rensselaeriten. Brit. /rɛnsəˈlɛːrʌɪt/, /ˈrɛnsələrʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈrɛn(t)sələˌraɪt/, /ˈˌrɛn(t)səˈˌlɪ(ə)ˌraɪt/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Rensselaer , -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < the name of Stephen van Rensselaer (1764–1839), politician and landowner in New York State (see quot. 1837) + -ite suffix¹. Mineralogy. Now historical and rare. A variety of talc found in North America, having a fine-grained, compact texture. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > phyllosilicate > [noun] > talc > others talcite1794 rensselaerite1837 steaschist1845 houghite1851 talcoid1868 agalite1878 1837 E. Emmons in Nat. Hist. N.Y., Geol. 153 I propose to call it Hemi-Prismatic Tabular Spar. The trivial name I have conferred upon it, is Rensselaerite, in honor of the Hon. Stephen Van Rensselaer. 1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. ii. iii. 81 Rensselaerite is a kind of Soapstone of compact structure. 1875 W. C. Kerr Rep. Geol. Surv. N. Carolina I. iv. 128 I have since found it [sc. corundum] in crystals in Forsyth, and also the mineral rensselaerite. 1933 U.S. Patent 1,932,807 1 Powdered talc... Various variations of which are called potstone, rensselaerite, soapstone, steatite or diatomaceous earth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1837
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