sphene
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See also: sphène
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]French sphène, coined by René Just Haüy in 1801, Traité de minéralogie vol. 3 p. 114, after Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sphene (countable and uncountable, plural sphenes)
Translations
[edit]titanite — see titanite
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Sphene”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “sphene”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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