Definition of melanite in English:

melanite

noun ˈmɛlənʌɪtˈmɛləˌnaɪt

mass noun

A black variety of andradite (garnet).
Example sentencesExamples
- Would you like us to inform you when we add more natural melanite garnet jewelry items in 14k white and and 14k yellow gold on this page?
- The variety melanite was once used in mourning jewelry, but does not have any gem use nowadays.
- These days this melanite is mined for its beauty as sparkly black inlay material for jewelry, and its raw beauty as a mineral specimen.
- A dark brown melanite garnet is restricted in occurrence to nepheline-bearing sövite and ijolite.
- At first glance these would appear to be melanite but the closeup shows a bright red translucence at the crystal edges and fracture planes.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Greek melas, melan- 'black' + -ite¹.

Definition of melanite in US English:

melanite

nounˈmeləˌnītˈmɛləˌnaɪt

A velvet-black variety of andradite (garnet).
Example sentencesExamples
- Would you like us to inform you when we add more natural melanite garnet jewelry items in 14k white and and 14k yellow gold on this page?
- A dark brown melanite garnet is restricted in occurrence to nepheline-bearing sövite and ijolite.
- These days this melanite is mined for its beauty as sparkly black inlay material for jewelry, and its raw beauty as a mineral specimen.
- At first glance these would appear to be melanite but the closeup shows a bright red translucence at the crystal edges and fracture planes.
- The variety melanite was once used in mourning jewelry, but does not have any gem use nowadays.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Greek melas, melan- ‘black’ + -ite.

单词	melanite
释义	Definition of melanite in English: melanite noun ˈmɛlənʌɪtˈmɛləˌnaɪt mass noun A black variety of andradite (garnet). Example sentencesExamples Would you like us to inform you when we add more natural melanite garnet jewelry items in 14k white and and 14k yellow gold on this page? The variety melanite was once used in mourning jewelry, but does not have any gem use nowadays. These days this melanite is mined for its beauty as sparkly black inlay material for jewelry, and its raw beauty as a mineral specimen. A dark brown melanite garnet is restricted in occurrence to nepheline-bearing sövite and ijolite. At first glance these would appear to be melanite but the closeup shows a bright red translucence at the crystal edges and fracture planes. Origin Early 19th century: from Greek melas, melan- 'black' + -ite¹. Definition of melanite in US English: melanite nounˈmeləˌnītˈmɛləˌnaɪt A velvet-black variety of andradite (garnet). Example sentencesExamples Would you like us to inform you when we add more natural melanite garnet jewelry items in 14k white and and 14k yellow gold on this page? A dark brown melanite garnet is restricted in occurrence to nepheline-bearing sövite and ijolite. These days this melanite is mined for its beauty as sparkly black inlay material for jewelry, and its raw beauty as a mineral specimen. At first glance these would appear to be melanite but the closeup shows a bright red translucence at the crystal edges and fracture planes. The variety melanite was once used in mourning jewelry, but does not have any gem use nowadays. Origin Early 19th century: from Greek melas, melan- ‘black’ + -ite.
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