noun
- a rare green variety of the mineral spodumene, valued as a gemstone
Usage: mineralogy
Examples
- The jewelry store featured a beautiful hiddenite pendant.
- Hiddenite was first discovered in North Carolina in 1879.
- The green color of hiddenite comes from traces of chromium.
- Collectors prize hiddenite for its brilliant emerald-like appearance.
- The museum’s mineral collection includes several specimens of hiddenite.
- Hiddenite is much rarer than other varieties of spodumene.