spodiosite

[ Gr.spodios =ash-gray; suffix -ite ( Min.).] Min .: A rare mineral occurring in prismatic crystals of the orthorhombic system in Wermland, Sweden. Hardne , 5.0; specific gravity, 2.94; luster dull, vitreous; fracture, uneven. Eliminating impurities, it is e entially a calcium phosphate and fluoride. Dana suggests that it may be pseudomorphous. spō-dite, subst. [Gr. spodos =ashes; suff. -ite ( Min.).] Petrol.: Fine volcanic ashes. spod-ô-măn-çỹ, subst. [Gr. spodos =ashes, and manteia = prophecy, divination.] Divination by ashes. spod-o-măn-tic, a . [SPODOMANCY.] Pertaining or relating to spodomancy or divination by ashes. (Kingsley: Two Years Ago , ch. vii.)