Definition of Smaragdite

1. n. A green foliated kind of amphibole, observed in eclogite and some varietis of gabbro.

Definition of Smaragdite

1. Noun. (minerology) A green foliated kind of amphibole, observed in eclogite and some varieties of gabbro. ¹

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Definition of Smaragdite

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Medical Definition of Smaragdite

1. A green foliated kind of amphibole, observed in eclogite and some varietis of gabbro. Origin: Cf. F. Smaragdite; so called from its emerald-green colour. See Smaragd. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Smaragdite

smalms
smalmy
smalt
smalti
smaltine
smaltines
smaltite
smaltites
smalto
smaltos
smalts
smaragd
smaragde
smaragdes
smaragdine
smaragdite (current term)
smaragdites
smaragds
smarm
smarmed
smarmier
smarmiest
smarmily
smarminess
smarminesses
smarming
smarms
smarmy
smart
smart-aleck

Literary usage of Smaragdite

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)
"Pieces are selected in which bright portions of red or pink corundum are enclosed in the rich green smaragdite, and the contrast makes a very attractive ..."

2. Gems and Precious Stones of North America: A Popular Description of Their by George Frederick Kunz (1890)
"Spodumene (Hiddenite), smaragdite, Diopside, Rhodonite, Enstatite and Bronzite, Wollastonite, Crocidolite, Willemite, Vesuvianite, Allanite, Gadolinite, ..."

3. History of the Gems Found in North Carolina by George Frederick Kunz (1907)
"Pieces are selected in which bright portions of red or pink corundum are enclosed in the rich green smaragdite, and the contrast makes a very attractive ..."

4. History of the Gems Found in North Carolina by George Frederick Kunz (1907)
"Pieces are selected in which bright portions of red or pink corundum are enclosed in the rich green smaragdite, and the contrast makes a very attractive ..."

5. History of the Gems Found in North Carolina by George Frederick Kunz (1907)
"Pieces are selected in which bright portions of red or pink corundum are enclosed in the rich green smaragdite, and the contrast makes a very attractive ..."

6. Bulletin by North Carolina, Dept. of Conservation and Development, Geological Survey Section, Division of Mineral Resources (1907)
"smaragdite is a variety of hornblende (amphibole), which occurs plentifully at ... smaragdite occurs also near Elf, on Shooting Creek, in the same county, ..."

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