Spodumene

  • 1Spodumène — Catégorie IX : silicates[1] Spodumène variété Kunzite Afghanistan 13,5x11,8 cm …

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  • 2Spodumene — Spodumène Spodumène Catégorie IX : silicates Spodumènes sous divers aspects …

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  • 3Spodumene — Spod u*mene (sp[o^]d [ u]*m[=e]n; 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, occurring in prismatic crystals, often… …

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  • 4spodumène — ● spodumène nom masculin (grec spodos, cendre) Silicate naturel d aluminium et de lithium, de formule LiAlSi2O6, appartenant au groupe des pyroxènes, utilisé en bijouterie …

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  • 5spodumene — [späj′o͞o mēn΄] n. [< Gr spodumenos, prp. of spodousthai, to be burned to ashes < spodos, ashes: from being reduced to an ashlike form before the blowpipe] a variously colored, monoclinic mineral, LiAl(Si2O6), that is an ore of lithium and… …

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  • 6Spodumene — Kunzite redirects here. For the Sailor Moon character, see Shitennou. Infobox mineral name = Spodumene category = boxwidth = boxbgcolor = caption = An almost colorless kunzite crystal (upper left), a cut pale pink kunzite (upper right) and a… …

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  • 7spodumene — /spoj oo meen /, n. a mineral, lithium aluminum silicate, LiAlSi2O6, occurring in prismatic crystals, transparent varieties being used as gems. [1795 1805; < F spodumène < G Spodumen < Gk spodoúmenos, prp. of spodoûsthai to be burned to ashes&#8230; …

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  • 8spodumene — noun Etymology: probably from French spodumène, from German Spodumen, from Greek spodoumenos, present participle of spodousthai to be burnt to ashes, from spodos ashes Date: 1893 a white to yellowish, purplish, or emerald green monoclinic mineral …

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  • 9spodumene — [ spɒdjʊmi:n] noun a translucent, typically greyish white aluminosilicate mineral which is an important source of lithium. Origin C19: from Fr. spodumène, from Gk spodoumenos, spodousthai burn to ashes …

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  • 10spodumene — spod•u•mene [[t]ˈspɒdʒ ʊˌmin[/t]] n. mir jew a mineral, lithium aluminum silicate, LiAlSi2O6, occurring in prismatic crystals or masses: transparent colored varieties are used as gems • Etymology: 1795–1805; &LT; F spodumène …

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