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spessartite

(spes′ər tīt′)

noun

a usually dark-red type of garnet, MnAl(SiO); manganese aluminum silicate

also called spessartine

Origin: Fr, after Spessart, mountain range in Bavaria + -ite, -ite

See spessartite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A red to brownish-red mineral of the garnet group, Mn₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , after Spessart, a hilly area of west-central Germany

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