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idocrase

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n. 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 , vesuvian ]

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Vesuvianite \Ve*su"vi*an*ite\, n. (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 ...

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n. (context geology English) vesuvianite