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spodumene


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Spodumene  \Spod"u*mene\  (?;  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,  occuring  in  prismatic  crystals,  often  of  great  size. 
  It  is  a  silicate  of  aluminia  and  lithia.  See  {Hiddenite}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  spodumene 
  n  :  a  pyroxene  mineral  consisting  of  lithium  aluminum  silicate; 
  a  source  of  lithium 




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