Min. [f. It. lagone LAGOON2; named by Huot, 1841: see -ITE.] A hydrous borate of iron from the Tuscan lagoons.
1850. Dana, Min., 446. Lagonite. An earthy mineral of an ochreous yellow color. Ibid. (1868), (ed. 5), 600. Lagonite … occurs as an incrustation.
