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Definition of Hiddenite
1. Noun. A green transparent form of the mineral spodumene used as a gemstone.
Definition of Hiddenite
1. n. An emerald-green variety of spodumene found in North Carolina; lithia emerald, -- used as a gem.
Definition of Hiddenite
1. Noun. (minerology) A pale green form of spodumene that is sometimes used as a gemstone ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hiddenite
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Medical Definition of Hiddenite
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Hiddenite
Literary usage of Hiddenite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by North Carolina Dept. of Conservation and Development, North Carolina Geological Survey (1883-1905), North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1907)
"BERYL GEMS AND SPODUMENE (hiddenite). Several colors are found here; ...
hiddenite OR LITHIA EMERALD. This is a stone which is peculiar to North Carolina, ..."
2. The Gem-cutter's Craft by Leopold Claremont (1906)
"hiddenite. CHAPTER XVI SPODUMENE—hiddenite KUNZITE—TOPAZ ... hiddenite.—The
mineral spodumene is also found in bright green transparent crystals, which, ..."
3. Natural Resources of the United States by Jacob Harris Patton (1899)
"lina, and thus far nowhere else, is found an emerald- green gem known to jewelers
as hiddenite, from the name of the discoverer—WE Hidden. ..."
4. Proceedings of the Good Roads Institute, Held at the University of North by University of North Carolina (1793-1962) (1913)
"Gem beryl crystals have been found at several places in the region around hiddenite,
and one good hiddenite crystal is reported to have been found about 1 ..."
5. A Hand-book of Precious Stones by Meyer Daniel Rothschild (1889)
"The hiddenite is a variety of spodumene that has only been found in one locality,
... The hiddenite is perfectly transparent, and varies from a pale ..."
6. Gems and Precious Stones of North America: A Popular Description of Their by George Frederick Kunz (1890)
"TRANSPARENT spodumene has been found in two localities in the United States, the
variety hiddenite or " lithia emerald," at Stony Point, Alexander County, ..."
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