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dioptase

(dī äp′tās′)

noun

a hard, green, brittle, crystalline mineral, CuSiO·6HO, hydrous copper silicate, used in making jewelry

Origin: Fr < Gr dia-, through + optazein, to see < optos, visible < ops, eye

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