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tænite Min.|ˈtiːnaɪt|
†1. [f. Gr. ταινία ribbon + -ite1: named 1841.] A variety of feldspar occurring in striped crystals.
1841E. Hitchcock Rep. Geol. Mass. II. 676 Some have proposed for it the name taenite..on account of its resemblance to a ribbon.
2. [ad. Ger. tänit, Reichenbach 1861, f. Gr. ταινία ribbon, from the shape of its crystals.] Nickeliferous iron found in meteorites.
1868Dana Min. 16 Reichenbach has named..that [alloy of iron and nickel] approaching probably the formula Fe4Ni3, Tænite. 1883Science I. 464/2 Meteorite fragments are composed of nickeliferous iron, magnetic pyrites, taenite, and silicates. |