spessartite

American  

[spes-er-tahyt] / ˈspɛs ərˌtaɪt /

noun

1. Mineralogy.  a yellow or red manganese-aluminum garnet, used as a semiprecious gem.

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spessartite British  

/ ˈspɛsəˌtaɪt /

noun

1. a brownish red garnet that consists of manganese aluminium silicate and is used as a gemstone. Formula: Mn 3 Al 2 (SiO 4 ) 3

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Etymology

Origin of spessartite

1885–90; named after Spessart, a district in Bavaria, where it is found; -ite ¹

Example Sentences

In addition to kunzite, the region’s deposits of igneous rocks called pegmatite also contain pockets of red tourmaline, morganite and spessartite garnet, but finding them is difficult because they are “very capricious,” said Bill Larson, a longtime miner and gem dealer who owns Pala International, a dealership in Fallbrook, Calif.

From New York Times

The Soul Stone, which can manipulate the soul and essence of a person, control life and death and contains a pocket dimension called the Soul World, is a cushion-shaped spessartite, or spessartite garnet, that exceeds 35 carats.

From Los Angeles Times

Resembling a flower exploding into bloom with a five-carat emerald-cut diamond as its luminous pistil and stamen, surrounded by a cascade of yellow sapphires and orange spessartite garnets, this captivating ring manages the impossible: turning the fleeting frisson of fragrance into an eternal object of desire.

From New York Times

The main feature is the mouth, which opens to reveal a quartz-powered watch dial, made of yellow gold, princess-cut diamonds, spessartite garnets and yellow sapphires.

From Forbes

Spessartite, or spessartine, named after Spessart, a German locality, is a fine aurora-red garnet, cut for jewelry when sufficiently clear, and rather resembling cinnamon-stone.

From Project Gutenberg