illite

English

Etymology

Illinois, USA, +‎ -ite.

Noun

illite (countable and uncountable, plural illites)

1. (mineralogy) A micaceous phyllosilicate clay mineral with aggregates of grey or white monoclinic crystals.

Synonyms

• hydromica
• hydromuscovite

Derived terms

• illitic
• illitization

Translations

a non-expanding clay mineral

Chinese: Mandarin: 伊利石 (zh) (yīlìshí) Finnish: illiitti French: illite (fr) f German: Illit (de) m Italian: illite f Spanish: illita f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025), “Illite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “illite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

Anagrams

• Tillie

French

Noun

illite f (plural illites)

1. (mineralogy) illite

Italian

Noun

illite f (plural illiti)

1. (mineralogy) illite

Latin

Participle

illite

1. vocative masculine singular of illitus