danalite Min.
(ˈdeɪnəlaɪt)
[Named 1866 after J. D. Dana, an American mineralogist: see -lite.]
A silicate of iron, glucinum, etc. with sulphide of zinc, occurring in reddish octahedrons in granite.
| 1866 Amer. Jrnl. Sc. Ser. ii. XLII. 72 On Danalite, a new Mineral Species. |