spessartine
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
spessartine (countable and uncountable, plural spessartines)
- (mineralogy) A type of garnet, a neosilicate of manganese and aluminium with the chemical formula Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3.
Alternative forms[edit]
- spessartite (proscribed)
Translations[edit]
a type of garnet
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Further reading[edit]
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Spessartine”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “spessartine”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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French[edit]
Noun[edit]
spessartine f (plural spessartines)
- (mineralogy) spessartine
- Synonyms: érinite, partschinite, spessartite