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spodumene
[ spoj-oo-meen ]
noun
- a mineral, lithium aluminum silicate, LiAlSi 2 O 6 , occurring in prismatic crystals, transparent varieties being used as gems.
spodumene
/ ˈspɒdjʊˌmiːn /
noun
- a greyish-white, green, or lilac pyroxene mineral consisting of lithium aluminium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form. It is an important ore of lithium and is used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics and as a gemstone. Formula: LiAlSi 2 O 6
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Origin of spodumene1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of spodumene1
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Example Sentences
The stone was said to be spodumene, of a very high class, and had a a lilac tint theretofore unknown.
Spodumene gems always are found in pockets in the rock, and they are always hidden in wet clay in these pockets.
In 1881 J. Lawrence Smith proved it to be spodumene, and named it.
After quartz come corundum (Oriental amethyst), spinel (almandine spinel), garnet (almandine), and spodumene (variety kunzite).
Purple spodumene (kunzite) is pinkish to lilac in shade—usually pale, unless in large masses, and it shows very marked dichroism.
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