stannomicrolite

Meaning

Noun

• An isometric-hexoctahedral yellow brown mineral containing hydrogen, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, tantalum, tin, and titanium.
• A variety of the generalized microlite subgroup.

Origin

• For its composition, a tin-dominant member of the microlite group, from Latin stannum. Discredited as the name of one specific species of mineral; as a mineral, most likely refers to oxystannomicrolite.