hiddenite
English
Etymology
Hidden + -ite, named after W. E. Hidden.
Noun
hiddenite (countable and uncountable, plural hiddenites)
- (mineralogy) A pale green form of spodumene that is sometimes used as a gemstone.
- Synonym: lithia emerald
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Hiddenite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “hiddenite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.