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Definition of Pyropes
1. pyrope [n] - See also: pyrope
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyropes
Literary usage of Pyropes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Papers and Notes on the Genesis and Matrix of the Diamond by Henry Carvill Lewis (1897)
"pyropes are also seen imbedded in the dark green peridotite rock. ... The pyropes
which were observed in thin sections were isotropic, nearly pure and ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1870)
"At Fitchburg, in Massachusetts, beautiful little pyropes are found in the alluvial
sands. In Delaware County, Pennsylvania, ..."
3. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members (1870)
"At Fitchburg, in Massachusetts, beautiful little pyropes are found in the alluvial
sands. In Delaware County, Pennsylvania, ..."
4. A Manual of Practical Assaying by John Mitchell, William Crookes (1888)
"At one of the localities the serpentine has been shown to be an altered peridotite.
A diamond has been found in Bohemia in a sand containing pyropes, ..."
5. Descriptive Mineralogy by William Shirley Bayley (1917)
"Its refractive index for yellow light is between 1.7412 and 1.7504. The pure
magnesium garnet is unknown. All pyropes contain admixtures of iron and calcium ..."
6. Descriptive Mineralogy by William Shirley Bayley (1917)
"Its refractive index for yellow light is between 1.7412 and 1.7504. The pure
magnesium garnet is unknown. All pyropes contain admixtures of iron and calcium ..."
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