hiddenite Min.
(ˈhɪdənaɪt)
[Named 1881, after W. E. Hidden.]
A variety of spodumene, found in transparent emerald-green crystals, and sometimes cut as a gem.
| 1881 Amer. Jrnl. Sc. Ser. iii. XXI. 130 1881 Athenæum 16 Apr. 530/3 Dr. Lawrence Smith has proposed the name of ‘Hiddenite’ for the new mineral discovered by Dr. Hidden in North Carolina, which is known in the gem market as ‘lithia-emerald’. |