sapphirine
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
sapphirine (countable and uncountable, plural sapphirines)
- (mineralogy) A rare silicate of magnesium and aluminium (with iron as a major impurity), named for its sapphirelike colour.
Translations edit
Adjective edit
sapphirine (comparative more sapphirine, superlative most sapphirine)
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling sapphire
Further reading edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Sapphirine”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “sapphirine”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
Latin edit
Adjective edit
sapphīrine