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melanite

(-nīt′)

noun

a black variety of andradite garnet

Origin: Ger melanit, coined (1799) by A. G. Werner (see wernerite) < Gr melas (see melano-) + Ger -it, -ite

See melanite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A black variety of garnet.

Related Forms:

melˌa·nitˈic (-nĭtˈĭk) adjective

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