danaliteMin.|ˈdeɪnəlaɪt| [Named 1866 after J. D. Dana, an American mineralogist: see -lite.] A silicate of iron, glucinum, etc. with sulphide of zinc, occurring in reddish octahedrons in granite. 1866Amer.Jrnl.Sc.Ser. ii. XLII. 72 On Danalite, a new Mineral Species.