A rare or obsolete mineral term; the exact nature and properties are unclear in modern mineralogy.
Likely derived from Greek 'dys-' (bad) + 'syntribos' (rubbed together). This appears to be a historical mineralogy term that has fallen out of modern usage, possibly renamed or reclassified.
Some minerals from the 1800s and early 1900s have disappeared from mineralogical catalogs—either they were misidentifications, they've been reclassified under new names, or they're just too rare to study. 'Dysyntribite' is one of mineralogy's forgotten specimens!
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