tyriten.
/ˈtʌɪərʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
A variety of, or mineral allied to, fergusonite n.
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fergusonite1827
rutherfordite1851
tyrite1855
bragite1868
1855 Forbes in Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 1 67 Tyrite..was found..by Mr. Dahl, at a place called Hampemijr, and was crystallized in prisms, having a quadratic section.
1857 D. Forbes in London, Edinb., & Dublin Philos. Mag. 4th Ser. 13 96 Tyrite and Fergusonite are closely allied, and may possibly be even identical.
1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 5) 524 Tyrite..occurs in square pyramidal crystals like those of fergusonite.
1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 5) 525 Tyrite is associated with euxenite at Hampemyr..and Helle.
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