pyrope

English

Etymology

Latin pyropus (“a kind of red bronze”), from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”); compare French pyrope.

Noun

pyrope (plural pyropes)

  1. (mineralogy) A variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red color, frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gem. See the Note under garnet.

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Further reading

  • “Pyrope” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • pyrope mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016

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