Definition of Smaragdite. Meaning of Smaragdite. Synonyms of Smaragdite

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Definition of Smaragdite

Smaragdite
Smaragdite Sma*rag"dite, n. [Cf. F. smaragdite; -- so called from its emerald-green color. See Smaragd.] (Min.) A green foliated kind of amphibole, observed in eclogite and some varietis of gabbro.

Meaning of Smaragdite from wikipedia

- alteration, diallage can grow spots on its surface, which are made out of smaragdite (the green variety of amphibole). It is not surprising, due to both minerals...
- goldenthroat was at one time placed in the monotypic genus Psilomycter, then in Smaragdites which had priority; the latter was later merged into Polytmus. The green-tailed...
- Parreysia rajahensis Parreysia shurtleffiana Parreysia sikkimensis Parreysia smaragdites Parreysia substriata Parreysia tavoyensis Parreysia theobaldi Parreysia...