spessartite

(spesər 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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