xanthitanen.
/ˈzanθɪteɪn/ Mineralogy.
A mineral produced by alteration or decomposition of sphene or titanite: see quot. 1856.
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KREEP1971
1856 C. U. Shepard in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 22 96 Xanthitane. In hollow crystals with the form of sphene, and pulverulent. Color pale yellowish white... It is found in a decomposing feldspar,..and probably proceeds from the decomposition of sphene.
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n.1856