spodumene

IPA: spˈoʊdʌmin

(mineralogy) The mineral lithium aluminium inosilicate (LiAl(SiO₃)₂), a pyroxene and ore of lithium, sometimes regarded as a gemstone, which may be greenish, yellowish or pinkish in appearance.

Examples of "spodumene" in Sentences

Kunzite is also a color variety of spodumene.
Her last name is based on spodumene, a mineral.
It occurs as a secondary alteration product of spodumene.
The info was quite dated and swamped the spodumene article.
Cerussite, tremolite and spodumene exhibit prismatic cleavage.
The mine is an active producer of caesium, tantalum spodumene.
Lithium is present as spodumene or lepidolite within pegmatite.
He is named after the gemstone kunzite, a variety of spodumene.
Hiddenite is a color variety of spodumene, caused by chromium ion inclusions.
Occurs in lithium bearing pegmatites with spodumene, lepidolite, and tourmaline.