Definition
A type of mineral, typically a clay or silicate mineral, named after its location or composition characteristics.
Etymology
Likely from alnus (alder) with the mineralogical suffix -ite (used for all mineral names). The -ite suffix comes from Greek and is standard for naming newly discovered minerals.
Kelly Says
Geologists name new minerals with -ite endings—feldspar, quartz, magnetite—which creates a system where you can immediately know something is a rock or mineral just by hearing the word, even if you've never heard that particular name before.
Translations
ARالعربية
النيوت
al-ni-ut
CACatalà
alnoite
al-no-i-te
CSČeština
alnoite
al-no-i-te
DADansk
alnoite
al-no-i-te
DEDeutsch
Alnoite
al-no-i-te
ELΕλληνικά
αλνοίτη
al-no-i-ti
ESEspañol
alnoite
al-no-i-te
FISuomi
alnoite
al-no-i-te
FRFrançais
alnoite
al-no-i-te
HUMagyar
alnoite
al-no-i-te
IDBahasa Indonesia
alnoite
al-no-i-te
ITItaliano
alnoite
al-no-i-te
MSBahasa Melayu
alnoite
al-no-i-te
MYမြန်မာ
အလနိုက်
a-la-no-i-t
NLNederlands
alnoite
al-no-i-te
NONorsk
alnoite
al-no-i-te
PLPolski
alnoite
al-no-i-te
PTPortuguês
alnoite
al-no-i-te
RORomână
alnoite
al-no-i-te
RUРусский
альноит
al-no-it
SVSvenska
alnoite
al-no-i-te
SWKiswahili
alnoite
al-no-i-te
TAதமிழ்
அல்நோயிட்
al-no-i-t
TEతెలుగు
అల్నోయిట్
al-no-i-t
TRTürkçe
alnoite
al-no-i-te
UKУкраїнська
альноит
al-no-it
VITiếng Việt
alnoite
al-no-i-te