Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mineral of the spinel group, containing alumina and iron, found in the Bohemian (Hercynian) Forest.
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- noun mineralogy An isometric-hexoctahedral black
mineral containingaluminum ,iron , andoxygen .
Etymologies
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The black network within the fayalite crystals is of a second mineral, an iron-aluminum spinel called hercynite, that crystallized at the same time as the fayalite, giving rise to complex intergrowths of the two minerals.
Art Knowledge News 2008
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