cyclopite Min.
(ˈsɪkləʊpaɪt, ˈsaɪ-)
[f. L. Cyclōpi-us (Cyclopia saxa) + -ite.]
A variety of anorthite, found in the Cyclopean islands near Sicily.
| 1811 Pinkerton Petral. II. 499 The analcimes of Haüy, which he proposes to call cyclopites, because they were first found in the rocks of the Cyclops. 1868 Dana Min. 340 Cyclopite occurs in white transparent glassy crystals. |