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spessartite definition

spes·sar·tite (spes′ər tīt′)

noun

a usually dark-red type of garnet, MnAl(SiO); manganese aluminum silicate
also called spessartine spes′·sar·tine′ (-tēn′)

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

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