Spodumene definition

Spodumene





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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spodumene \Spod"u*mene\ (sp[o^]d"[-u]*m[=e]n; 135), n. [Gr. ?,
     p. pr. pass. from ? to burn to ashes, from spodo`s ashes; cf.
     F. spodum[`e]ne.] (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}.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spodumene
       n : a pyroxene mineral consisting of lithium aluminum silicate;
           a source of lithium

















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