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xanthite Min.|ˈzænθaɪt| [f. Gr. ξανθός yellow + -ite1.] A variety of vesuvianite or idocrase, occurring in yellowish crystals.
1828Thomson Ann. Lyc. N. Hist. N.Y. III. 44 (Dana). 1843Penny Cycl. XXVII. 615/1 Xanthite consists of a congeries of small rounded grains,..not larger than small grains of sand. 1851Mantell Petrifactions iv. §1. 364. |