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Definition of Rhodolite
1. Noun. A red or pink variety of garnet used as a gemstone.
Definition of Rhodolite
1. Noun. A purplish-red garnet. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rhodolite
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhodolite
Literary usage of Rhodolite
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)
"rhodolite.—This is by far the most important variety of garnet in Xorth Carolina,
and is found nowhere else, indeed, so that it possesses peculiar interest. ..."
2. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"rhodolite, a beautiful light red variety of garnet (see GEMS), found only in
North Carolina, highly prized as a gem, for which it has been extensively ..."
3. Proceedings of the Good Roads Institute, Held at the University of North by University of North Carolina (1793-1962) (1897)
"rhodolite. Associated with these rubies is the gem rhodolite, one of the garnet
group. It has a variety of shades of color, which for the most part are ..."
4. Reports of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1905)
"rhodolite. This garnet is remarkable for its color and beauty as a gem stone.
It has a peculiar and beautiful tint that is in part similar to that belonging ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Americanaedited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines edited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1904)
"rhodolite, a beautiful light red variety of garnet (see GEMS), found only in
North Carolina, highly prized as a gem, for which it has been extensively ..."
6. Journal of Applied Microscopy by Bausch & Lomb Optical Company (1899)
"L. rhodolite, On the Associated Minerals of. Authors give detailed notes on
quartz, Sc1., 4, 6: 463, 1898. ' VV E. Hidden and JH Pratt. ..."
7. Elements of Mineralogy, Crystallography and Blowpipe Analysis: From a by Alfred Joseph Moses, Charles Lathrop Parsons (1916)
"rhodolite.—A rose pink variety from Macon Co. ... Almandine and rhodolite show
lines corresponding to wave-lengths 570 to 585 and 510-495. ACTION X-RAYS. ..."
8. Elements of Mineralogy, Crystallography and Blowpipe Analysis: From a by Alfred Joseph Moses, Charles Lathrop Parsons (1916)
"rhodolite.—A rose pink variety from Macon Co. ... Almandine and rhodolite show
lines corresponding to wave-lengths 570 to 585 and 510-495. ACTION X-RAYS. ..."
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