Cerite

noun

1. A rare mineral, a hydrated silicate of cerium, of a pale rose-red or clove-brown color, and having a dull resinous luster, occurring only in an abandoned copper-mine at Riddarhyttan in Sweden.
2. A gastropod of the genus Cerithium or family Cerithiidæ.
3. A mineral of a brownish of cherry-red color, commonly massive. It is a hydrous silicate of cerium and allied metals.
4. A gastropod shell belonging to the family Cerithiïdæ; -- so called from its hornlike form.
5. A hydrous silicate of cerium (and other metals).