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Webster 1913 Edition

Spodumene

Spod′u-mene

(spŏd′ū̍-mēn; 135)
,
Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK], p. pr. pass. from [GREEK] to burn to ashes, from
σποδόσ
ashes; cf. F.
spodumène
.]
(Min.)
A mineral of a white to yellowish, purplish, or emerald-green color, occurring in prismatic crystals, often of great size. It is a silicate of alumina and lithia. See
Hiddenite
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Spodumene

SPODUMENE

,
Noun.
[Gr., to reduce to ashes.] A mineral, called by Hauy triphane. It occurs in laminated masses, easily divisible into prisms with rhomboidal bases; the lateral faces smooth, shining and pearly; the cross fracture uneven and splintery. Before the blowpipe it exfoliates into little yellowish or grayish scales; whence its name.

Definition 2024

spodumene

spodumene

See also: spodumène

English

Spodumene

Noun

spodumene ‎(plural spodumenes)

  1. (mineralogy) A greenish, yellowish or pinkish mineral, a lithium pyroxene (LiAl(SiO3)2) that is an ore of lithium, and a gemstone

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iːn

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