thuringiteMin.|θjʊˈrɪndʒaɪt, -ˈrɪŋgaɪt| [ad.Ger.Thuringit (Breithaupt, 1832), f. Thuringia, in Central Germany, where found + -ite1.] A hydrous silicate of aluminium and iron, occurring as an aggregation of minute dark-green scales. 1844Dana Min. (1868) 508 Thuringite is from Reichmannsdorf.