Etymology: Named 1856, < Cervantes (in Galicia, Spain) + -itesuffix1.
Mineralogy.
A native tetroxide of antimony (Sb2O4), or combination of antimonious and antimonic oxides, called also Antimony ochre, found as a crust or powder, or in pale yellow acicular crystals.
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1868 in Dana
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2018).