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Definition: MELANITE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A black variety of garnet.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Melanite" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: MELANITE

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] A mineral, a variety of garnet, of a velvet black or grayish black, occurring always in crystals of a dodecahedral form. Melanite is perfectly opake. It is found among volcanic substances.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Mining A titanian variety of andradite. Syn: black andradite garnet; pyreneite. (references)
Wikipedic Melanite is a mineral, a deep, glossy black form of garnet containing titanium with formula: CaFeTi(SiO4)3. (references)

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Extended Definition: MELANITE

Melanite

Melanite

The black mineral is Melanite
General
Category Mineral
Chemical formula Ca3(Fe,Ti)2(SiO4)3.
Identification
Color black
Crystal system cubic
Cleavage none
Mohs Scale hardness 6.5 to 7
Luster vitreous
Refractive index 1.89

Melanite is a variety of the garnet group mineral andradite. It is a deep, glossy black form containing titanium within the chemical formula: Ca3(Fe,Ti)2(SiO4)3, and is sometimes referred to as "titanian andradite".

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Topics by Level of Interest: MELANITE

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Translations: MELANITE

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Chinese Simplified 黑榴石 (melanite). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, melanite. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 黑榴石 (melanite). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, melanite. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari لعل سياه (melanite), حجر سيلان سياه (melanite). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, melanite. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Melanit (melanite). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, melanite. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch melaniet (melanite). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, melanite. (volunteer & more translations)
Français mélanite (melanite garnet, melanite). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, melanite. (volunteer & more translations)
French mélanite (melanite garnet, melanite). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, melanite. (volunteer & more translations)
German Melanit (melanite). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, melanite. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 【광물】 흑석류석 (melanite). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, melanite. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 【광물】 흑석류석 (melanite). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, melanite. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Melanit (melanite). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, melanite. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Melanit (melanite). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, melanite. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 黒ざくろ石 (melanite). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, melanite. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 【광물】 흑석류석 (melanite). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, melanite. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi لعل سياه (melanite), حجر سيلان سياه (melanite). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, melanite. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian لعل سياه (melanite), حجر سيلان سياه (melanite). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, melanite. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) لعل سياه (melanite), حجر سيلان سياه (melanite). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, melanite. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi melanit (melanite). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, melanite. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish melanita (melanite). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, melanite. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska melanit (melanite). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, melanite. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish melanit (melanite). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, melanite. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: MELANITE

Language Translations for “melanite” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag mathagelathaganathagite (melanite). Additional references: Athag, melanite. (volunteer)
Double Dutch magelaganagite (melanite). Additional references: Double Dutch, melanite. (volunteer)
Leet (u)£|_^{\}|1£ (melanite). Additional references: Leet, melanite. (volunteer)
Oppish mopelopanopite (melanite). Additional references: Oppish, melanite. (volunteer)
Pig Latin elanitemay (melanite). Additional references: Pig Latin, melanite. (volunteer)
Terran B melanitt (melanite). Additional references: Terran B, melanite. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi mubelubanubite (melanite). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, melanite. (volunteer)
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