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spodumene
[ spoj-oo-meen ]
/ ˈspɒdʒ ʊˌmin /
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noun
a mineral, lithium aluminum silicate, LiAlSi2O6, occurring in prismatic crystals, transparent varieties being used as gems.
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Origin of spodumene
1795–1805; <French spodumène<German Spodumen<Greek spodoúmenos, present participle of spodoûsthai to be burned to ashes (derivative of spodós wood ash)
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spodumene
/ (ˈspɒdjʊˌmiːn) /
noun
a greyish-white, green, or lilac pyroxene mineral consisting of lithium aluminium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form. It is an important ore of lithium and is used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics and as a gemstone. Formula: LiAlSi 2 O 6
Word Origin for spodumene
C19: from French spodumène, from German Spodumen, from Greek spodoumenos, from spodousthai to be burnt to ashes, from spodos wood ash
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