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)

(mineralogy) A greenish, yellowish or pinkish mineral, a lithium pyroxene (Li Al(Si O₃)₂) that is an ore of lithium, and a gemstone.

Translations

a pyroxene mineral, lithium aluminum inosilicate

Finnish: spodumeeni
French: spodumène (fr) m
German: Spodumen m

Italian: spodumene m
Spanish: espodumena f

Further reading

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

Italian

Noun

spodumene m (plural spodumeni)

(mineralogy) spodumene

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