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[syn: vesuvianite, vesuvian, idocrase]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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 called idocrase.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
vesuvianite
n 1: 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, idocrase]