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		Definition of melanite in English: melanitenoun ˈmɛlənʌɪtˈmɛləˌnaɪt mass nounA black variety of andradite (garnet).  Example sentencesExamples -  Would you like us to inform you when we add more natural melanite garnet jewelry items in 14k white and and 14k yellow gold on this page?
 -  The variety melanite was once used in mourning jewelry, but does not have any gem use nowadays.
 -  These days this melanite is mined for its beauty as sparkly black inlay material for jewelry, and its raw beauty as a mineral specimen.
 -  A dark brown melanite garnet is restricted in occurrence to nepheline-bearing sövite and ijolite.
 -  At first glance these would appear to be melanite but the closeup shows a bright red translucence at the crystal edges and fracture planes.
 
 
 Origin   Early 19th century: from Greek melas, melan- 'black' + -ite1.    Definition of melanite in US English: melanitenounˈmeləˌnītˈmɛləˌnaɪt A velvet-black variety of andradite (garnet).  Example sentencesExamples -  Would you like us to inform you when we add more natural melanite garnet jewelry items in 14k white and and 14k yellow gold on this page?
 -  A dark brown melanite garnet is restricted in occurrence to nepheline-bearing sövite and ijolite.
 -  These days this melanite is mined for its beauty as sparkly black inlay material for jewelry, and its raw beauty as a mineral specimen.
 -  At first glance these would appear to be melanite but the closeup shows a bright red translucence at the crystal edges and fracture planes.
 -  The variety melanite was once used in mourning jewelry, but does not have any gem use nowadays.
 
 
 Origin   Early 19th century: from Greek melas, melan- ‘black’ + -ite.     |