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smaragdite

[ smuh-rag-dahyt ]

noun

, Mineralogy.
  1. a green, foliated member of the amphibole group.


smaragdite

/ sməˈræɡdaɪt /

noun

  1. a green fibrous amphibole mineral
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of smaragdite1

1795–1805; < French < Greek smáragd ( os ) smaragd + French -ite -ite 1
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Example Sentences

Eclogite, ek′loj-īt, n. a crystalline rock, composed of smaragdite and red garnet.

With omphacite and smaragdite, garnet forms the peculiar rock called eclogite.

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