XANTHITE

(Gr.|a^0es•.) A mineral found in small grains and crystals of a yellow colour, at Amity, Orange county, New York: its principal constituents are silicate of lime and silicate of alumina. XANTHOPHYL LINE. {Gr. i«.yBoi, yellow; <pwXXey, a leaf.) The yellow colouring matter formed in autumnal leaves. [s. 1439]