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P0689400 (pī′rōp′)n. A deep red garnet, Mg₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂, used as a gem.

[Middle English pirope, from Old French, from Latin pyrōpum, gold-bronze alloy, from Greek purōpos, fiery, kind of red bronze : puro-, pyro- + ōps, ōp-, eye, face; see ok^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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(ˈpaɪrəʊp) n (Minerals) a deep yellowish-red garnet that consists of magnesium aluminium silicate and is used as a gemstone. Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3[C14 (used loosely of a red gem; modern sense C19): from Old French pirope, from Latin pyrōpus bronze, from Greek purōpus fiery-eyed, from pur fire + ōps eye]

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n. a mineral, magnesium-aluminum garnet, Mg₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂, occurring in crystals of varying shades of red, and frequently used as a gem. [1300–50; Middle English pirope < Latin pyrōpus gold-bronze < Greek pyrōpós literally, fiery-eyed]

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pyrope - a deep red garnet used as a gemstonegarnet - any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive

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[′pī‚rōp] (mineralogy) Mg₃ Al₂(SiO₄)₃ A mineral species of the garnet group characterized by a deep fiery-red color and occurring in basic and ultrabasic igneous rocks.

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a mineral of the garnet group; in pure form, magnesium aluminum garnet Mg₃Al₂[SiO₄]₃, containing 20.45 percent MgO and frequent admixtures of Fe, Mn, and other elements. Known for its rich, attractive dark red color, pyrope is a characteristic component of certain peridotites, kimberlites, and serpentinites. Transparent blood-red varieties of pyrope are classed as gems. The most well-known pyropes are from the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, where they occur in basalt breccia detritus, embedded in peridotites, and are extracted from placers. In the USSR, pyrope occurs in the kimberlites (where pyrope is associated with diamond) and eclogites of the Yakutia.

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noun a deep red garnet used as a gemstone

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