Definition of chloromelanite in English:
chloromelanite
nounˌklɔːrə(ʊ)ˈmɛlənʌɪtˌklɒrə(ʊ)ˈmɛlənʌɪtˌklôrōˈmeləˌnīt
mass nounA greenish-black variety of jadeite containing a high proportion of iron.
Example sentencesExamples
- The rare chloromelanite, generally called black jade, though slivers of it have a green tinge, often is classed as a third type of jade.
- Omphacite and chloromelanite are locally quite abundant in these rarer rocks.
- He called it chloromelanite, a green - to black-flecked variety of jadeite.
- And it may in fact be any one of three very hard minerals: nephrite, jadeite and chloromelanite.
- Deep green to greenish-black varieties are called chloromelanite and are colored by iron.