tarindites

Tarindites is a taxonomic name that appears in scattered scientific literature but is not widely recognized as a valid, current taxon or mineral. In early paleontological and stratigraphic sources, Tarindites has been applied to fragmentary fossils or to proposed genera; subsequent revisions have not sustained these usages, and no widely accepted type specimen is cited. In mineralogical catalogs, Tarindites has appeared as a historical entry but is not present in modern databases and is generally regarded as obsolete, possibly a lapsus or synonym of another mineral.

Etymology for Tarindites is uncertain and typically linked to a geographic location or a person’s name, with various papers giving different derivations. Because of the uncertain and obsolete status of the term, Tarindites is largely encountered only in older literature. Its exact meaning, wherever used, may differ between authors and disciplines, and no single, definitive definition exists in contemporary taxonomy or mineral nomenclature.

In scholarly practice, Tarindites is usually treated as a historical or obsolete name. Researchers seeking precise usage should consult the original publication where the term was introduced and verify its current standing in up-to-date taxonomic and mineralogical references. See also discussions of taxonomic nomenclature and the treatment of obsolete or uncertain genus and mineral names in palaeontology and mineralogy. If you have a specific reference or field in mind, providing it would help clarify the term’s particular application.