spessartite

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English

Noun

spessartite (plural spessartites)

  1. (proscribed) Alternative form of spessartine
    • 2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2: Normandy Crash Site (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, PC, scene: Takkan, Amada system:
      Fortunately, Takkan has few significant resources, and is only notable for an unusual purple desert in the southern hemisphere, thought to be the result of eroded spessartite.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Spessartite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • spessartite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

French

Noun

spessartite f (plural spessartites)

  1. (mineralogy) spessartine
    Synonyms: érinite, partschinite, spessartine