melanite

[ mel-uh-nahyt ]

noun

, Mineralogy.

1. a deep black variety of andradite garnet.

melanite

/ ˈmɛləˌnaɪt /

noun

1. a black variety of andradite garnet

Other Words From

• mel·a·nit·ic [mel-, uh, -, nit, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of melanite¹

First recorded in 1800–10; melan- + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

Biotite occurs in some of these rocks, and melanite also is present.

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Melanite is found in some of the lavas, as in the leucite-syenites.

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Their pyroxene is principally aegirine or aegirine augite; some of them are rich in melanite.

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The dark matrix consists of biotite, aegirine-augite and melanite.

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