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melanite definition

mela·nite (-nīt′)

noun

a black variety of andradite garnet

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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