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■ noun a brownish-black mineral of the epidote group, consisting of a silicate of rare-earth metals, aluminium, and iron.
Origin
C19: named after the Scottish mineralogist Thomas Allan + -ite 1 .
[ 'alənʌɪt ]
■ noun a brownish-black mineral of the epidote group, consisting of a silicate of rare-earth metals, aluminium, and iron.
Origin
C19: named after the Scottish mineralogist Thomas Allan + -ite 1 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004