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chlorospinel

[klawr-oh-spi-nel, -spin-l, klohr-]

noun

Mineralogy.
  1. a variety of spinel used as a gem, colored grass-green by the presence of copper.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of chlorospinel1

First recorded in 1840–50; chloro- 1 + spinel

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chlorosischlorosulfonic acid