xanthitane

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzænθɪteɪn/

Noun

xanthitane (uncountable)

1. A yellow fibrous earthy material that is an aluminium titanite.
   • 1942, A. B. Edwards, The chemical composition of leucoxene in Cainozoic bauxite from Boolarra, Victoria:

     In view of the highly aluminous nature of the enclosing rock, there seemed some possibility that this mineral might be the little-known aluminium titanate, xanthitane

References

• “xanthitane”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.