Idocrase

  • 51vesuvian — n. (Min.) Idocrase …

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  • 52xanthite — n. Yellow vesuvian, yellow idocrase, yellow pyramidal garnet …

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  • 53vesuvianite — ve•su•vi•an•ite [[t]vəˈsu vi əˌnaɪt[/t]] n. mir a brown to green, glossy mineral, hydrous calcium aluminum silicate; idocrase • Etymology: 1885–90 …

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  • 54vesuvianite — /vəˈsuviənaɪt/ (say vuh soohveeuhnuyt) noun a mineral, a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminium chiefly, commonly in prismatic crystals and usually of a brown to green colour; common in contact metamorphosed limestones; idocrase. {from Mount… …

  • 55ідокраз — идокраз idocrase, vesuvianite *Vesuvianit – мінерал, те ж саме, що й везувіан …

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  • 56vesuvian — noun a green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone • Syn: ↑vesuvianite, ↑idocrase • Hypernyms: ↑mineral …

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  • 57vesuvianite — noun a green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone • Syn: ↑vesuvian, ↑idocrase • Hypernyms: ↑mineral …

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  • 58californite — ˌnīt noun ( s) Etymology: California, its locality + English ite : a compact variety of idocrase of an olive green or grass green color closely resembling jade …

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  • 59cyprine — ˈsiprə̇n, ˌprēn, ˌprīn noun ( s) Etymology: German zyprin, from Latin cyprum copper + German in ine more at copper : a variety of idocrase that is colored blue by copper …

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  • 60egeran — ˈāgərən, ˌran noun ( s) Etymology: German, from Eger (Cheb), Czechoslovakia, its locality + an : a brown idocrase …

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