catlinite

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catlinite

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From Catlin + -ite, after George Catlin, an American painter who travelled in the region.

noun catlinites

countable, uncountable A brownish-red red clay found in Northern USA and Canada, used by the American Indians to make pipes.
Similar: pipestone

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"catlinite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/catlinite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{catlinite_2026,
  title = {catlinite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/catlinite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}