ANDRADITE

Meaning of ANDRADITE in English

/an"dreuh duyt'/ , n.

a mineral, calcium-iron garnet, Ca 3 Fe 2 Si 3 O 2 , occurring in brown, green, or black crystals.

[ 1830-40; named after J. B. de ANDRADA E SILVA; see -ITE 1 ]

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ANDRADITE — noun Etymology: José B. de Andrada e Silva died 1838 Brazilian geologist Date: 1868 a calcium-iron garnet occurring in various …
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ANDRADITE — anˈdräˌdīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: José B. de Andrada e Silva died 1838 Brazilian geologist and statesman + English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANDRADITE — noun Etymology: José B. de Andrada e Silva died 1838 Brazilian geologist Date: 1868 : a calcium-iron garnet occurring in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ANDRADITE — [an.dra.dite] n [Jose B. de Andrada e Silva d. 1838 Brazilian geologist] (1868): a garnet of any of various colors …
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ANDRADITE — calcium-iron garnet, perhaps the most spectacular garnet because of its high dispersion (separation of light into colours), even greater than …
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ANDRADITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: Ca3Fe+++2(SiO4)3 Composition: (Molecular Weight = 508.18 gm) Calcium 23.66 % Ca Iron 21.98 % Fe Silicon …
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ANDRADITE — андрадит
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ANDRADITE — Андрадит
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ANDRADITE — минер. андрадит
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ANDRADITE — андрадит
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ANDRADITE — Pronunciation: an- ' drä- ˌ d ī t, ' an-dr ə - ˌ d ī t Function: noun Etymology: José …
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MELANITE — noun Etymology: German Melanit, from melan- Date: circa 1807 a black andradite garnet, melanitic adjective
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TOPAZOLITE — tōˈpāzəˌlīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from topaze topaz + -o- + -lite : a topaz-yellow or green garnet …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MELANITE — ˈmeləˌnīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: German melanit, from melan- + -it -ite : a black garnet of the variety …
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DEMANTOID — -ˈmanˌtȯid noun ( -s ) Etymology: German, from obsolete German demant diamond (from Middle High German diemant, from Old French …
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COLOPHONITE — ˈkäləfəˌnīt, kəˈläf- noun ( -s ) Etymology: German kolophonit, from kolophonium colophony + -it -ite : a coarse garnet of …
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BREDBERGITE — ˈbred(ˌ)bərˌgīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: B.G. Bredberg 19th century American who first described it + English -ite : an …
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APLOME — ˈaˌplōm noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from hapl- + -ome : a dark brown or green variety of andradite …
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MELANITE — — melanitic /mel'euh nit"ik/ , adj. /mel"euh nuyt'/ , n. Mineral. a deep black variety of andradite garnet. [ 1800-10; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEMANTOID — /di man"toyd/ , n. Mineral. a brilliant green variety of andradite garnet, used as a gem. Also called Uralian emerald …
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MELANITE — noun Etymology: German Melanit, from melan- Date: circa 1807 : a black andradite garnet • mel·a·nit·ic ˌme-lə-ˈni-tik adjective
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MELANITE — [mel.a.nite] n [G Melanit, fr. melan-] (ca. 1807): a black andradite garnet -- mel.a.nit.ic adj
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TOPAZOLITE — yellowish andradite garnet, named for its resemblance to topaz. See andradite.
Britannica English vocabulary
SKARN — in geology, metamorphic zone developed in the contact area around igneous rock intrusions when carbonate sedimentary rocks are invaded by …
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GARNET — any member of a group of common silicate minerals that have similar crystal structures and chemical compositions. They may be …
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ALMANDINE — either of two semiprecious gemstones: a violet-coloured variety of ruby spinel (q.v.) or iron aluminum garnet, which is most abundant …
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URALIAN EMERALD — yellowish green or emerald-green andradite, a variety of garnet, not emerald. See andradite.
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MINERAL — n. 25B6; noun . See list. Minerals See also gem , rock . kaolinite actinolite kernite agate kieserite alabaster kunzite …
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