Min. Also -lyte. [f. F. Corse Corsica + -LITE.] (See quots.)
1811. Pinkerton, Petral., II. 78. Corsilite. This beautiful rock being … from Corsica, it was thought proper to propose a geographical name.
1868. Dana, Min., 235. Smaragdite … forms, along with whitish or greenish saussurrite, a rock…. The rock is the corsilyte of Pinkerton.
