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Definition of: spodumene
(spoj′oo.mēn) noun
A vitreous, transparent to translucent lithium–aluminum silicate, belonging to the pyroxene group and crystallizing in the monoclinic system. [<Gk. spodoumenos, ppr. of spodoesthai be burned to ashes <spodos ashes]
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