vesuvianite

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Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun vesuvianite has 1 sense

vesuvianite(n = noun.substance) idocrase, vesuvian - 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

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CIDE DICTIONARY

vesuvianite, n.

A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, and also massive, of a brown to green color, rarely sulphur yellow and blue. It is a silicate of alumina and lime with some iron magnesia, and is common at Vesuvius. Also called idocrase. [1913 Webster]

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