spodumene
[ spoj-oo-meen ]
/ ˈspɒdʒ ʊˌmin /
noun
a mineral, lithium aluminum silicate, LiAlSi2O6, occurring in prismatic crystals, transparent varieties being used as gems.
Origin of spodumene
1795–1805; < French
spodumène < German
Spodumen < Greek
spodoúmenos, present participle of
spodoûsthai to be burned to ashes (derivative of
spodós wood ash)
Words nearby spodumene
spock,
spod,
spode,
spodogenous,
spodosol,
spodumene,
spohr,
spoil,
spoil bank,
spoil for,
spoil ground
Example sentences from the Web for spodumene
Spodumene, of which Kunzite is a variety, cleaves almost too easily to be durable.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public |Frank Bertram WadeSpodumene gems always are found in pockets in the rock, and they are always hidden in wet clay in these pockets.
The Heritage of the Hills |Arthur P. HankinsIn 1881 J. Lawrence Smith proved it to be spodumene, and named it.
The stone was said to be spodumene, of a very high class, and had a a lilac tint theretofore unknown.
The Heritage of the Hills |Arthur P. Hankins
British Dictionary definitions for spodumene
spodumene
/ (ˈspɒdjʊˌmiːn) /
noun
a greyish-white, green, or lilac pyroxene mineral consisting of lithium aluminium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form. It is an important ore of lithium and is used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics and as a gemstone. Formula: LiAlSi 2 O 6
Word Origin for spodumene
C19: from French
spodumène, from German
Spodumen, from Greek
spodoumenos, from
spodousthai to be burnt to ashes, from
spodos wood ash