ixiolite

Meaning

Noun

• A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, tantalum, and tin.

Origin

• From the Greek mythical character Ixion, -lite. This mineral contains tantalum, named after Tantalus, who is another Greek mythical figure with whom Ixion had a similarity in that they both are punished in Tartarus.