michaelsonite Min.
(ˈmɪkəlsənaɪt)
[f. the name of A. Michaelson (1868), who first analysed it: see -ite.]
= erdmannite.
| 1868 Dana Min. (ed. 5) II. 289 Michaelsonite Dana. An orthite-like mineral occurring near Brevig.., containing, like muromontite, little alumina and some glucina. |