schorlomite Min.
(ˈʃɔːləmaɪt)
Also erron. schorlamite, schorlemite.
[irreg. f. schorl; named by Shepard 1846 from its resemblance to that mineral.]
A vitreous black silicate of titanium, iron and calcium, resembling garnet.
| 1846 C. U. Shepard in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. Ser. ii. II. 252 Fragments of pure schorlomite an inch in diameter..may be detached from this skeleton-crystal. 1858 J. Nicol Elem. Min. 275 Sphene, Titanite... Schorlamite, black shining..from Arkansas, is related. 1883 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 426/1 Schorlomite (Ferrotitanite)... Perhaps a titaniferous garnet. |