essonite
[ es-uh-nahyt ]
noun
Mineralogy. a variety of grossularite garnet.
Origin of essonite
1- Also called cinnamon stone, hessonite.
Words Nearby essonite
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How to use essonite in a sentence
If calcium be united with these two the variety of garnet known as grossularite, or essonite, or cinnamon stone, is produced.
British Dictionary definitions for essonite
essonite
/ (ˈɛsəˌnaɪt) /
noun
a variant spelling of hessonite
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