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Definition of Spessartine
1. Noun. (minerology) A neosilicate of manganese and aluminium having the garnet structure, with the chemical formula Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spessartine
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spessartine
Literary usage of Spessartine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Microscopical Journal: Transactions of the Royal Microscopical (1877)
"In considering spessartine as the principal element of the whetstone, we see that
the union of a very great number of infinitely small crystals of this ..."
2. Annual Record of Science and Industry for 1871-78 by Spencer Fullerton Baird (1878)
"crystals, are garnet of the variety called spessartine, which, ... De Koninck
and Davreux discovered beautiful little garnet crystals of spessartine. ..."
3. A Glossary of Mineralogy by Henry William Bristow (1861)
"Manganese-garnet or spessartine. ... H. 7 to 7-5. SG 3-7 to 4-2. BB gives a
manganese reaction. See spessartine. V. Iron-lime Garnet. ..."
4. Annual Record of Science and Industry by Spencer Fullerton Baird (1878)
"De Koninck and Davreux discovered beautiful little garnet crystals of spessartine.
Another element of the whetstone is schorl, showing under the microscope ..."
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