Min. [Named by Fuchs 1816; irregularly f. Gr. λάσιον, neut. of λάσιος hairy (in allusion to its fibrous structure and capillary crystals) + -ITE.] A synonym of WAVELLITE.
1819. Ann. Philos., XIX. 281. Lasionite must be ranked among the salts.
1861. Bristow, Gloss. Min., 209. Lasionite, Fuchs. A var. of wavellite.
1868. Dana, Min. (ed. 5), 576.
