hiddenite

[ 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.

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Origin of hiddenite

after William E. Hidden (1853–1918), U.S. mineralogist, who discovered it in 1879; see -ite¹

Words nearby hiddenite

hidden, hidden agenda, hidden hand, hidden tax, hidden unemployment, hiddenite, hide, hide and seek, hide nor hair, neither, hide one's face, hide one's head in the sand

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Example sentences from the Web for hiddenite

The company estimates the value of this entire yield of hiddenite at about $2,500.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887|Various
Hiddenite occurs in small slender monoclinic crystals of prismatic habit, often pitted on the surface.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hiddenite

hiddenite

/ (ˈhɪdəˌnaɪt) /

noun

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

Word Origin for hiddenite

C19: named after W. E. Hidden (1853–1918), American mineralogist who discovered it

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