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Vesuvianite

Ve-su′vi-an-ite

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Noun.
(Min.)
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
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vesuvianite

vesuvianite

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Vesuvianite

Noun

vesuvianite (countable and uncountable, plural vesuvianites)

  1. (mineralogy) A yellow, green or brown mineral, a mixed calcium, magnesium and aluminium silicate sometimes used as a gemstone.

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