grenatite Min.
(ˈgrɛnətaɪt)
Also granatite.
[f. F. grenat garnet + -ite.]
= staurolite.
| 1804 R. Jameson Syst. Min. I. 76 Grenatite..is dark reddish brown. 1805–17 ― Char. Min. 178 There are two planes of junction which unite, crossing each other, as in the mineral named grenatite. 1837 Dana Min. 355 Prismatoidal Garnet M. Grenatite, Staurotide H. [1868 p. 388 Granatite. 1892 p. 558 Grenatite, Granatite.] 1859 Page Handbk. Geol. Terms, Grenatite, prismatoidal garnet; known also as Staurotide, Staurolite, or Cross-stone. |