α. 1800s– rumänite, 1900s– rumanite.
β. 1800s– roumanite, 1900s– romanite.
rumaniten.
/rʊˈmeɪnʌɪt/, /ˈruːmənʌɪt/, U.S. /ruˈmeɪnaɪt/, /ˈrumənaɪt/ Mineralogy.
A variety of amber found in Romania and containing sulphur and succinic acid.
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1892 E. S. Dana J. D. Dana's Syst. Mineral. (ed. 6) 1004 Rumänite... A yellow amber-like resin obtained from different points in Rumania, as in sandstone in the Buseo district, at Telage in the Bohosa district, etc.
1904 L. J. Spencer tr. M. Bauer Precious Stones ii. 554 Roumanite, or Roumanian amber, is rarely yellow, but is usually brownish-yellow to brown.
1912 T. E. Thorpe Dict. Appl. Chem. (rev. ed.) I. 126/1 Roumanite, Romanite, Rumänite, or Roumanian amber.., a brownish-yellow to brown resin, found in Tertiary sandstone.
1932 G. C. Williamson Bk. of Amber 214 The ordinary phrase of Black Amber applied by dealers to Rumanite is misleading, because its colour value is a very high one.
1992 G. O. Poinar Life Amber ii. 47 Romanian amber, or Rumanite, has an ancient history, similar to that of Baltic amber.
2010 A. Neacsu in N. Evelpidou et al. Nat. Heritage from East to West 77 Since romanite is extremely rare and attractively coloured, it has become expensive on the European market.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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