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andradite Min.|ˈændrədaɪt| [f. d'Andrada (see quot. under allochroite) + -ite.] A variety of lime-irongarnet.
1868Dana Syst. Min. (ed. 5) 268 Named Andradite by the author after the Portuguese mineralogist d'Andrada, who described and named the first of the included subvarieties, Allochroite. The included kinds vary so widely in color and other respects that no one of the names in use will serve for the group. 1903F. Rutley Mineralogy (ed. 13) ii. 114 The Iron-lime garnets are included under the name Andradite. 1914Brit. Mus. Return 227 Garnet (andradite) from China. |