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smaragdite

[smuh-rag-dahyt]

noun

Mineralogy.

  1. a green, foliated member of the amphibole group.

smaragdite

/ sməˈræɡdaɪt /

noun

  1. a green fibrous amphibole mineral

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Word History and Origins

Origin of smaragdite1

1795–1805; < French < Greek smáragd ( os ) smaragd + French -ite -ite 1
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Example Sentences

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Eclogite, ek′loj-īt, n. a crystalline rock, composed of smaragdite and red garnet.

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With omphacite and smaragdite, garnet forms the peculiar rock called eclogite.

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