English Explanatory Dictionary

taaffeite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rare mauve gemstone with a hexagonal crystal structure.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɑːfʌɪt/

Word forms

taaffeite taaffeites

Etymology

Taaffe + -ite, after Edward Charles Richard Taaffe (1898-1967), Irish gemmologist, who discovered it in a sample set of spinel from whence it was miscategorized

Derived words

magnesiotaaffeite
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