melanites

/ˈmɛlənaɪts/
noun
  1. Multiple pieces or specimens of the black garnet mineral melanite.
    • He added two rare melanites to his mineral collection after the gem show.
    • The museum's geology exhibit displayed several melanites from different regions.
    • These melanites were all mined in a single location in Italy.
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