Min. [a. Ger. tharandit (Freiesleben, 1817), f. Tharandt in Saxony (where it occurs) + -ITE1.] A variety of dolomite occurring in greenish yellow crystals, containing a small percentage of ferrous oxide.
1850. Ansted, Elem. Geol., Min., etc., § 385.
1868. Dana, Min., 682. Tharandite, from Tharand, near Dresden, is crystallized, and contains 4 p.c. of Fe.
