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mesitine Min.|ˈmɛsɪtɪn|
[ad. G. mesitin (mesitinspath, A. Breithaupt 1827), f. Gr. µεσίτης go-between, ‘because its rhombohedron is intermediate in angle between magnesite and siderite’ (A. H. Chester).]
Carbonate of magnesium and iron, called also mesitine-spar. Also ˈmesitite.
1828Edinb. Jrnl. Sci. VIII. 181 Mesitine-spar. 1865Watts Dict. Chem., Mesitin-Spar... Breunnerite, Pistomesite. This mineral occurs in rhombohedral crystals isomorphous with spathic iron ore and magnesite. 1868Dana Syst. Min. (ed. 5) II. 687 Mesitite. |