Pinite
Pinite , noun
[So called from Pini, a mine in Saxony.]
(Mineralogy) A compact granular cryptocrystalline mineral of a dull grayish or greenish white color. It is a hydrous alkaline silicate, and is derived from the alteration of other minerals, as iolite.
Pinite , noun
[Latin pinus the pine tree.]
1.
(Paleontology) Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the Pine family.
2.
(Chemistry) A sweet white crystalline substance extracted from the gum of a species of pine (Pinus Lambertina). It is isomeric with, and resembles, quercite.