spessartine
English
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Noun
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
- spessartite (proscribed)
Translations
a type of garnet
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Further reading
- 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
Noun
spessartine f (plural spessartines)