specularite Min.
(ˈspɛkjʊləraɪt)
[f. specular a. + -ite1.]
= specular iron ore s.v. specular a. 3 b.
| 1892 E. S. Dana Dana's Syst. Min. (ed. 6) 213 Specular iron; Red Hematite, Red Ocher. Specularite. 1959 Berry & Mason Mineralogy x. 364 In the variety called specular hematite or specularite the color is black and the luster metallic and splendent. 1959 J. D. Clark Prehist. Southern Africa ix. 244 Specularite (specular iron) was apparently an often sought-after medium for paint in the Later Stone Age. 1970 Prof. Papers U.S. Geol. Survey No. 700-c. 103/1 A specularite-bearing conglomeratic sandstone containing minor malachite was noted about 1 mile southeast of the copper locality. |