Min. [f. (by Haidinger, 1852) Felsobany-a in Hungary, near which it is found + -ITE.] An orthorhombic sulphate of aluminium found in white or yellowish concretions. Also called Gibbsite.
1856. C. U. Shepard, Min., 399. Felsobanyte, In six-sided folia, with two angles of 112°.
1863–72. Watts, Dict. Chem., II. 838. Gibbsite … Native trihydrate of aluminium, called also Felsobanyite.
1868. Dana, Min., § 695 (1880), 662.
