plinthite

plinthite
(plin-ti-t') s. f.
Minéral à texture compacte et terreuse, d'un rouge de brique, formé principalement de silice, d'alumine et de peroxyde de fer, que l'on trouve dans le comté d'Antrim, en lrlande.
   Terme grec signifiant brique, à cause de la couleur.

Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. . 1872-1877.

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