spessartine

English

Spessartine

Noun

spessartine (countable and uncountable, plural spessartines)

(mineralogy) A type of garnet, a neosilicate of manganese and aluminium with the chemical formula Mn₃²⁺Al₂(Si O₄)₃.

Alternative forms

spessartite (proscribed)

Translations

a type of garnet

Finnish: spessartiini
French: spessartine (fr) f
German: Spessartin m
Italian: spessartina f
Polish: spessartyn (pl) m
Spanish: espesartina f

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Spessartine”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“spessartine”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

Sapersteins, paintresses

French

Noun

spessartine f (plural spessartines)

(mineralogy) spessartine
Synonyms: érinite, partschinite, spessartite

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