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pyrrhite Min.|ˈpɪraɪt| [Named in Ger. 1840, f. Gr. πυρρός reddish + -ite1.] A rare mineral, occurring in minute orange-yellow octahedral crystals: see quots.
1844Dana Min. (ed. 2), Pyrrhite,..Primary form the regular octahedron. 1866–8Watts Dict. Chem. IV. 783 Pyrrhite, is the name given by G. Rose to a mineral occurring at Mursinsk in the Ural, in small orange-yellow octahedrons. 1896Chester Dict. Names Min., Pyrrhite, small, orange-red, octahedral crystals, not fully examined. Probably a columbate near pyrochlore. |