hiddenite

English

Etymology

Hidden +‎ -ite, named after W. E. Hidden.

Noun

hiddenite (countable and uncountable, plural hiddenites)

  1. (mineralogy) A pale green form of spodumene that is sometimes used as a gemstone.
    Synonym: lithia emerald

Further reading
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Hiddenite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “hiddenite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.
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