lederite Min.
(ˈlɛdəraɪt)
In the obs. sense 1 later corrected to ledererite.
[Named after Baron Louis von Lederer: see -ite.]
† 1. A synonym of gmelinite. Obs.
| 1829 C. T. Jackson in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. XVI. 207 It is the same mineral which has been..termed Lederite. 1834 ibid. XXV. 80 We propose for this mineral, the name of Ledererite, in honor of the Austrian ambassador to the United States. |
2. A brown variety of titanite, with splendent lustre.
| 1840 C. U. Shepard in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. XXXIX. 360, I shall bespeak for them the name of Lederite. 1892 Dana Min. 714 Lederite, brown, opaque, or subtranslucent. |