topazolite

[tuh-paz-uh-lahyt, toh-]

noun

1. a greenish yellow variety of andradite garnet.

topazolite

/ təʊˈpæzəˌlaɪt /

noun

1. a yellowish-green variety of andradite garnet

Word History and Origins

Origin of topazolite¹

First recorded in 1815–25; topaz ( def. ) + -o- ( def. ) + -lite ( def. )

Word History and Origins

Origin of topazolite¹

C19: from _topaz + _-lite ; so called because it is the same colour as some topaz

Example Sentences

Under andradite may also be placed topazolite, a honey-yellow garnet, rather like topaz, from Piedmont; colophonite, a brown resin-like garnet, with which certain kinds of idocrase have been confused; aplome, a green garnet from Saxony and Siberia; and jelletite, a green Swiss garnet named after the Rev. J.H.

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Another variety is the "topazolite," both yellow and green.

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