chrismatite
(ˈkrɪzmətaɪt)
[f. Gr. χρῖσµα, χρίσµατ-ος ointment + -ite. Altered by Dana from chrismatin given in 1849.]
A slightly translucent hydrocarbon from Saxony, of butter-like or semi-fluid consistency.
| [1852 Shepard Min. 366 Chrismatine is yellowish or oil green.] 1868 in Dana Min. 728. |