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chlorospinel

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[klawr-oh-spi-nel, -spin-l, klohr-] / ˌklɔr oʊ spɪˈnɛl, -ˈspɪn l, ˌkloʊr- /

noun

Mineralogy.

  1. a variety of spinel used as a gem, colored grass-green by the presence of copper.

Etymology

Origin of chlorospinel

First recorded in 1840–50; chloro- 1 + spinel

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