corsilite Min.
(ˈkɔːsɪlaɪt)
Also -lyte.
[f. F. Corse Corsica + -lite.]
(See quots.)
| 1811 Pinkerton Petral. II. 78 Corsilite. This beautiful rock being..from Corsica, it was thought proper to propose a geographical name. 1868 Dana Min. 235 Smaragdite..forms, along with whitish or greenish saussurrite, a rock... The rock is the corsilyte of Pinkerton. |