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Answer for the clue "A dark-colored spinel containing iron ", 9 letters:
pleonaste

Word definitions for pleonaste in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a dark-colored spinel containing iron [syn: Ceylonite ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context mineralogy English) A black variety of spinel.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ceylanite \Cey"lan*ite\, n. [F., fr. Ceylan Ceylon.] (Min.) A dingy blue, or grayish black, variety of spinel. It is also called pleonaste . [Written also ceylonite .]