Noah Webster
Melanite
MEL'ANITE, noun [Gr. black.] A mineral, a variety of garnet, of a velvet black or grayish black, occurring always in crystals of a dodecahedral form.
Melanite is perfectly opake. It is found among volcanic substances.
MEL'ANITE, noun [Gr. black.] A mineral, a variety of garnet, of a velvet black or grayish black, occurring always in crystals of a dodecahedral form.
Melanite is perfectly opake. It is found among volcanic substances.