SPHENE


Meaning of SPHENE in English

/sfeen/ , n.

a mineral, calcium titanium silicate, CaTiSiO 5 , occurring as an accessory mineral in a variety of crystalline rocks, usually in small wedge-shaped crystals. Also called titanite .

[ 1805-15; sphén wedge ]

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