spessartine

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spessart +‎ -ine, after its type locality.

Noun

spessartine (countable and uncountable, plural spessartines)

  1. (mineralogy) A type of garnet, a neosilicate of manganese and aluminium with the chemical formula Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3.

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Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Spessartine”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “spessartine”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.

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French

Noun

spessartine f (plural spessartines)

  1. (mineralogy) spessartine
    Synonyms: érinite, partschinite, spessartite
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