SPESSARTITE


Meaning of SPESSARTITE in English

/spes"euhr tuyt'/ , n.

Mineral. a yellow or red manganese-aluminum garnet, used as a semiprecious gem. Also called spessartine /spes"euhr teen', -tin/ .

[ 1885-90; named after Spessart, a district in Bavaria, where it is found; see -ITE 1 ]

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