stilpnosiderite Min.
(stɪlpnəʊˈsɪdəraɪt, -saɪˈdɪəraɪt)
[ad. G. stilpnosiderit (Ullmann 1814), f. Gr. στιλπνό-ς (see prec.) + σίδηρος iron: see -ite.]
‘An obsolete synonym of limonite’ (Chester).
| 1823 W. Phillips Min. (ed. 3) 227 Stilpnosiderite..is described as occurring in oblique quadrangular prisms. 1866 Lawrence tr. Cotta's Rocks Classified (1878) 58. |