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castanite Min.|ˈkæstənaɪt|
[ad. G. castanit (L. Darapsky 1890, in Neues Jahrb. Min. II. 267), f. Gr. κάσταν-α chestnut, in allusion to its colour: see -ite1.]
= Hohmannite.
1892Dana Syst. Min. (ed. 6) 964 Castanite..Monoclinic, with a prismatic angle of 82°. 1951Palache et al. Dana's Syst. Min. (ed. 7) II. 614 Castanite has been considered to be identical with amarantite but was later shown to be in all probability the same as hohmannite. |