mohsite Min.
(ˈməʊsaɪt)
[Formed as prec. + -ite.]
= ilmenite.
1827 A. Levy in Phil. Mag. Ser. ii. I. 221 Some crystals belonging..to a new species, which..I propose to call Mohsite, in honour of Professor Mohs. 1837 Dana Min. 385 Mohsite..is supposed to have come from Dauphiny. |