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labradorite definition

lab·ra·dor·ite (labrə dôr īt′, lab′rə dôr-)

noun

a variety of plagioclase with dark, iridescent colors

Etymology: after Labrador, where specimens have been found

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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