topazoliten.
/təʊˈpazəʊlʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
A variety of garnet resembling topaz in colour.
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carbuncle stonec1300
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pyrope garnet1804
alamandine1805
cinnamon-stone1805
colophonite1808
carbuncle1816
grossular1819
topazolite1819
hessonite1820
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spessartite1868
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the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > nesosilicates > [noun] > garnet > others
allochroite1801
pyrope1804
cinnamon-stone1805
colophonite1808
succinite1816
topazolite1819
hessonite1820
greenlandite1823
polyadelphite1829
vermeil1884
rhodolite1898
hibschite1907
plazolite1920
kimzeyite1958
majorite1970
1819 W. Phillips Elem. Introd. Mineral. (1823) 31 Topazolite... This variety of the garnet has been discovered within the last few years. It occurs in remarkably well-defined dodecahedral crystals, of a topaz yellow colour.
1823 A. Ure Dict. Chem. (ed. 2) Topazolite, a variety of precious garnet, found at Mussa in Piedmont.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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