Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A rose-red or pink variety of garnet, a silicate mineral used as a gem.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A variety of garnet of rose-red color and brilliant luster, sometimes used as a gem: found in Macon county, North Carolina.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A purplish-red
garnet .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a red or pink variety of garnet used as a gemstone
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Examples
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As was suggested above, however, there is a great tendency to blend and this is well illustrated by the magnificent _rhodolite_ garnets, of rhododendron hue which were found in Macon County, North Carolina.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public Frank Bertram Wade
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Rational Review 2009
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What do these have in common: hessonite, tsavorite, rhodolite, demantoid?
About.com Geology 2009
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