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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 pinite
 塊雲母

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pin·ite n.  Min. 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.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pi·nite n.
 1. Paleon. Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the Pine family.
 2. Chem. A sweet white crystalline substance extracted from the gum of a species of pine (Pinus Lambertina). It is isomeric with, and resembles, quercite.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 pinite
      n : grey or green or brown mineral similar to mica and
          containing aluminum and potassium sulphates