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Definition of Pyrope
1. Noun. A deep red garnet used as a gemstone.
Definition of Pyrope
1. n. A variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red color, frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gem. See the Note under Garnet.
Definition of Pyrope
1. Noun. (minerology) A variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red color, frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gem. See the Note under garnet. ¹
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Definition of Pyrope
1. a variety of garnet [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyrope
Literary usage of Pyrope
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of the Progressive by Robert Jameson, Sir William Jardine, Henry D Rogers (1845)
"Chemical Examination of the Elie pyrope or Garnet* By ARTHUR CONNELL, Esq., Professor
of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, FRSE, &c. ..."
2. The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal (1845)
"Chemical Examination of the Elie pyrope or Garnet* By ARTHUR CORNELL, Esq., Professor
of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, FRSE, &c. ..."
3. Bulletin by North Carolina Dept. of Conservation and Development, North Carolina Geological Survey (1883-1905), North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1907)
"Of the latter are to be noted the following: Almandine or precious garnet, the
iron-alumina variety; pyrope or Bohemian garnet, the magnesia-alumina variety ..."
4. Precious Stones and Gems: Their History, Sources and Characteristics by Edwin William Streeter (1898)
"pyrope. The pyrope, sometimes known as " Bohemian Garnet," is of a blood-red
colour, never purple. When cut like a brilliant it is very bright, ..."
5. Precious Stones and Gems: Their History, Sources and Characteristics by Edwin William Streeter (1898)
"pyrope. The pyrope, sometimes known as " Bohemian Garnet," is of a blood-red
colour, never purple. When cut like a brilliant it is very bright, ..."
6. The Edinburgh Journal of Science by Royal Society of Edinburgh (1827)
"Crystallized pyrope.—In the Iser mountains in Bohemia, crystals of this species have
... In this new locality pyrope generally also is found in grains, ..."
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