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Answer for the clue "A green transparent form of the mineral spodumene used as a gemstone ", 9 letters:
hiddenite

Word definitions for hiddenite in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a green transparent form of the mineral spodumene used as a gemstone

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hiddenite \Hid"den*ite\, n. [After W. E. Hidden.] (Min.) An emerald-green variety of spodumene found in North Carolina; lithia emerald, -- used as a gem.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context mineral English) A pale green form of spodumene that is sometimes used as a gemstone.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Hiddenite is a pale-to-emerald green variety of spodumene that is sometimes used as a gemstone . The first specimens of the hiddenite variety of spodumene were recovered about 1879 near the tiny settlement of White Plains, west of Stony Point , Alexander ...