hiddeniten.
/ˈhɪdənʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
A variety of spodumene, found in transparent emerald-green crystals, and sometimes cut as a gem.
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1881 Amer. Jrnl. Sc. 3rd Ser. 21 130
1881 Athenæum 16 Apr. 530/3 Dr. Lawrence Smith has proposed the name of ‘Hiddenite’ for the new mineral discovered by Dr. Hidden in North Carolina, which is known in the gem market as ‘lithia-emerald’.
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