Meaning of SPODUMENE
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| | Definition: | | [n] a pyroxene mineral consisting of lithium aluminum silicate; a source of lithium |
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| | See Also: | | atomic number 3, hiddenite, kunzite, Li, lithium, mineral | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Spod"u*mene\ (?; 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, occuring in prismatic crystals, often of great size.
It is a silicate of aluminia and lithia. See {Hiddenite}.
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