hiddenite

See also: Hiddenite

English

Etymology

Hidden +‎ -ite, named after W. E. Hidden.

Noun

hiddenite (countable and uncountable, plural hiddenites)

1. (mineralogy) A pale green form of spodumene that is sometimes used as a gemstone.

   Synonym: lithia emerald

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Hiddenite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “hiddenite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.