megabasite Min.
(mɛgəˈbeɪsaɪt)
[a. G. megabasit (Breithaupt 1852), f. Gr. µέγα-ς great + βάσι-ς base: see -ite.]
A synonym of hübnerite.
The name is meant to express the fact that the mineral contains more basic matter than wolframite.
| 1868 Dana Syst. Min. (ed. 5) 604. |