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Definition of Melanite
1. n. A black variety of garnet.
Definition of Melanite
1. Noun. (minerology) A black variety of andradite. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Melanite
1. a black variety of garnet [n -S]
Medical Definition of Melanite
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Melanite
Literary usage of Melanite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Mineralogical Journal: Being a Collection of Facts and by Archibald Bruce (1814)
"melanite. In the district of Germantown, six miles north-west of Philadelphia,
this mineral is found in Gneiss reposing upon Granite, of which the feldspar ..."
2. The Journal of Analytical and Applied Chemistry edited by Edward Hart (1887)
"The material from Colorado, obtained through Moritz Stock- der, ME at Lake City,
shows the melanite as black masses imbedded in a greenish yellow, ..."
3. Outlines of the Geology, Soils and Minerals of the State of Arkansas by Jim G. Ferguson (1920)
"Magnetite, Magnetic Iron ore.—In crystalline metamorphic rocks; in a local deposit
at surface and in soil in fragments; magnetic; abundant. melanite. ..."
4. Mineralogy Simplified: Easy Methods of Identifying Minerals, Including Ores by Henry Erni (1901)
"melanite is black, it generally contains Titanium. In granite, gneiss, also in
metamorphosed limestones. ..."
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