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Melanite

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mel⋅a⋅nite

[mel-uh-nahyt]
–noun Mineralogy.
a deep black variety of andradite garnet.

Origin:
1800–10; melan- + -ite 1


mel⋅a⋅nit⋅ic [mel-uh-nit-ik] , adjective
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mel·a·nite   (měl'ə-nīt')   
n.  A black variety of garnet.
mel'a·nit'ic (-nĭt'ĭk) adj.
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