spodumene (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *spodumene*:
NOUN	substance	spodumene	a pyroxene mineral consisting of lithium aluminum silicate

English > *spodumene*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A pyroxene mineral consisting of lithium aluminum silicate; a source of lithium.
Narrower	hiddenite	A green transparent form of the mineral spodumene used as a gemstone
Narrower	kunzite	A pinkish lilac crystal form of the mineral spodumene that is used as a gemstone
Broader	mineral	Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
Substances	lithium, Li, atomic number 3	A soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group
Spanish	espodumena, spodumene
Catalan	spodumene

HyperDic: spodumene