See Also: glauconite(medicine)
glauconite(dictionary)

glauconite (iou)



glauconite noun. M19.
[German Glaukonit, formed as Greek glaukon neut. of glaukos: see GLAUCOUS, -ITE1.]
Mineralogy. A ferromagnesian clay mineral of the illite group. Also, a greenish earthy material consisting of pellets of this or similar minerals (also called green earth).
glauco'nitic adjective M19.