pyrope

American  

[pahy-rohp] / ˈpaɪ roʊp /

noun

1. a mineral, magnesium-aluminum garnet, Mg 3 Al 2 Si 3 O 1 2 , occurring in crystals of varying shades of red, and frequently used as a gem.

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pyrope British  

/ ˈpaɪrəʊp /

noun

1. a deep yellowish-red garnet that consists of magnesium aluminium silicate and is used as a gemstone. Formula: Mg 3 Al 2 (SiO 4 ) 3

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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

The emerald, the topaz, the sapphire, and the pyrope, were as yet considered as the most precious ornaments.

From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by

In another eclogite boulder, diamond was found partly embedded in pyrope.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various

The other minerals found in the concentrates are pebbles and fragments of pyrope, zircon, cyanite, chrome-diopside, enstatite, a green pyroxene, mica, ilmenite, magnetite, chromite, hornblende, olivine, barytes, calcite and pyrites.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various

The pyrope garnets are, as the name literally implies, of fire red color, as a rule, but they also may be purplish in color.

From A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public by Wade, Frank Bertram

It seems related to both almandine and pyrope, and shows the absorption-spectrum of almandine.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various