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smaragdite
sma·rag·dite
/
sməˈræg
daɪt
/
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uh
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rag
-dahyt
]
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noun
Mineralogy
.
a green, foliated member of the amphibole group.
Origin:
1795–1805;
<
French
<
Greek
smáragd
(
os
)
smaragd
+
French
-ite
-ite
1
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smaragdite
(sməˈræɡdaɪt)
—
n
a green fibrous amphibole mineral
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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