Min. [f. Tasmania + -ITE1.] A resinous hydrocarbon containing sulphur, occurring in reddish-brown scales on the Mersey river, Tasmania.
1864. A. H. Church, in Phil. Mag., XXVIII. 465. On Tasmanite, a new Mineral of Organic Origin. Ibid., 467. When Tasmanite is heated in the air, it burns readily with a very smoky flame and offensive odour.
