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hiddenite

American

[hid-n-ahyt] / ˈhɪd nˌaɪt /

noun

Mineralogy.

a rare, transparent variety of spodumene, colored yellow-green to emerald-green by chromium: used as a gem.

hiddenite British

/ ˈhɪdəˌnaɪt /

noun

a green transparent variety of the mineral spodumene, used as a gemstone

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Etymology

Origin of hiddenite

Named after William E. Hidden (1853–1918), U.S. mineralogist, who discovered it in 1879; see -ite ¹

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