spodumene

See also: spodumène

English

Spodumene

Etymology

From Ancient Greek [Term?] "to burn to ashes".

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iːn

Noun

spodumene (countable and uncountable, plural spodumenes)

  1. (mineralogy) A greenish, yellowish or pinkish mineral, a lithium pyroxene (LiAl(SiO3)2) that is an ore of lithium, and a gemstone

Further reading

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