vigniteMin.|ˈviːnjaɪt, ˈvɪgnaɪt| [ad. G. vignit(seedef.): named by Karsten (1828).] A variety of magnetic iron ore found near Vignes in the department of the Moselle, France. 1846Worcester (citing Dana).1868Watts Dict.Chem. V. 999; and in recent Dicts.