idocrase

Noun

i=do=crase

WORDNET DICTIONARY

idocrase(n = noun.substance) vesuvian, vesuvianite - a green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone; Array

is a kind of mineral

idocrase, n. [Gr. e'i^dos form + kra^sis mixture, from keranny`nai to mix; cf. F. idocrase.].

Same as Vesuvianite. [1913 Webster]

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