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.

Nearby words

hidden, hidden agenda, hidden hand, hidden tax, hidden unemployment, hiddenite, hiddenly, hide, hide and seek, hide nor hair, neither, hide one's face

Origin of hiddenite

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

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Examples 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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