▪ I. ˈvolcanite1 Min. rare—0.
[f. volcan-o n. + -ite, or a. F. volcanite.]
(See quot. and cf. vulcanite 1.)
| 1828–32 Webster, Volcanite, a mineral otherwise called augite. [Hence in later Dicts.] |
▪ II. ˈvolcanite2 Min.
[f. Volcan-o one of the Lipari Islands + -ite1 4.]
(See quot.)
| 1868 Watts Dict. Chem. V. 1004 Volcanite, selenide of sulphur. |