Spod"u*mene (?; 135), n. [Gr. , p. pr. pass. from to burn to ashes, from spodo`s ashes; cf. F. spodumene.] Min.
A mineral of a white to yellowish, purplish, or emerald-green color, occuring in prismatic crystals, often of great size. It is a silicate of aluminia and lithia. See Hiddenite.
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