austinite

See also: Austinite

English

Etymology

Austin +‎ -ite, after Austin Flint Rogers, mineralogist

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɔstɪnaɪt/
• (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɑstɪnaɪt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɒstɪnaɪt/
• Homophones: Austenite, austenite, Austinite

Noun

austinite (countable and uncountable, plural austinites)

1. (rare, mineralogy) A secondary mineral found in the oxidized zone of some arsenic-rich base-metal deposits.
2. Misspelling of austenite.

Derived terms

• nickelaustinite

 

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Austinite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “austinite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

• inusitate, uintaites