smaragdite

[ smuh-rag-dahyt ]

noun

, Mineralogy.

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

smaragdite

/ sməˈræɡdaɪt /

noun

1. a green fibrous amphibole mineral

Word History and Origins

Origin of smaragdite¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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