sapphirine
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editsapphirine (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
editAdjective
editsapphirine (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
editAdjective
editsapphīrine