Uvarovite Definition

yo͝o-värə-vīt, o͝o-
noun
An emerald-green garnet, Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3, with small crystals, used as a gem; calcium chromium silicate.
Webster's New World

(mineralogy) A rare chromium-bearing garnet mineral with a vivid emerald-green colour.

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Origin of Uvarovite

  • After Count Sergei Semenovitch Uvarov (1785–1855), president of the St. Petersburg Academy

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Uvarov +"Ž -ite, after Count Sergei Semenovitch Uvarov (1765-1855).

    From Wiktionary

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