† spintheren.
Mineralogy. Obsolete.
= sphene n.
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spinthere1805
sphene1815
ligurite1816
titanite1816
semeline1836
greenovite1840
grothite1867
titanomorphite1880
titan1882
1805 R. Jameson Syst. Mineral. II. 568 Spinthere... Its colour is greenish.
1821 A. Ure Dict. Chem. Spinthere..occurs in the department of Isere in France, incrusting calcareous spar crystals.
1836 T. Thomson Outl. Mineral. I. 151 Sphene,..semelin, spinellane, spinthere.
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