basaniten.
/ˈbasənʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
A velvet-black siliceous variety of quartz, used on account of its blackness and hardness for testing the purity of precious metals, by means of the mark left after rubbing the metal upon it.
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1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Basanites..the touchstone used for trying gold.]
1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 307 Basanite. Lydian stone of Werner. Black Jasper of some.
1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §403 Statue of the Nile..of basanite.
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