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pistomesite Min.|pɪˈstɒmɪsaɪt| [a. Ger. pistomesit (Breithaupt 1847), f. Gr. πίστο-ς true + µέσ-ον middle, because considered the exact mean between magnesite and siderite: cf. mesitite.] A carbonate of magnesium and iron, containing less magnesium and more iron than mesitite.
1849Nicol Min. 294 The pistomesite of Breithaupt from Thurnberg. 1868Dana Min. 688 Pistomesite... Named by Breithaupt..because pistomesite is nearer the middle between chalybite [= siderite] and magnesite than mesitine. |