a bluish-green variety of chlorite occurring in the form of thick crystals
Word origin
C20: from German Pennin Pennine (Alps) + -ite1
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Pennine soils are the consequence of high and persistent rainfall.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
All related terms of 'pennine'
Pennine Way
a long-distance footpath extending from Edale, Derbyshire , for 402 km (250 miles) to Kirk Yetholm, Scottish Borders
Pennine Alps
a range of the Alps between Switzerland and Italy . Highest peak : Monte Rosa , 4634 m (15 204 ft)
Pennine Chain
range of hills in N England, extending from the Cheviot Hills southward to Derbyshire & Staffordshire : highest point, c. 3,000 ft (914 m)
Pennine Range
a system of hills in England, extending from the Cheviot Hills in the north to the River Trent in the south: forms the watershed for the main rivers of N England. Highest peak : Cross Fell , 893 m (2930 ft)
the Pennine Chain
a system of hills in England, extending from the Cheviot Hills in the north to the River Trent in the south: forms the watershed for the main rivers of N England. Highest peak : Cross Fell , 893 m (2930 ft)