smaragdite
[ smuh-rag-dahyt ]
/ sməˈræg daɪt /
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noun Mineralogy.
a green, foliated member of the amphibole group.
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Words nearby smaragdite
smalt, smaltite, smalto, smaragd, smaragdine, smaragdite, smarm, smarmy, smart, smart aleck, smartarse
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Example sentences from the Web for smaragdite
With omphacite and smaragdite, garnet forms the peculiar rock called eclogite.
Eclogite, ek′loj-īt, n. a crystalline rock, composed of smaragdite and red garnet.
British Dictionary definitions for smaragdite
smaragdite
/ (sməˈræɡdaɪt) /
noun
a green fibrous amphibole mineral
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