pyrope
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pyrope
1300–50; Middle English pirope < Latin pyrōpus gold-bronze < Greek pyrōpós literally, fire-eyed, equivalent to pyr- pyr- + ōp- (stem of ṓps ) eye + -os adj. suffix
Example Sentences
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The so-called "Cape rubies" of the diamond mines of South Africa are pyrope garnets and some large and fine ones are found.
From A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public by Frank Bertram Wade
The "Arizona rubies" are pyrope garnets, and while seldom of notable size, some are of very fine color, approaching deep rubies, and the color remains attractive by artificial light.
From A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public by Frank Bertram Wade
Specimens of pyrope with attached or embedded diamond had previously been found in the blue ground of the De Beers mines.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various
Similarly the pyrope garnet of the diamond mines of South Africa is incorrectly called "Cape ruby."
From A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public by Frank Bertram Wade
These had a composition between almandite and pyrope, that is, they had both magnesium and iron with aluminum and silica.
From A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public by Frank Bertram Wade
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