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sapphirine
sapphirine definition
sap·phir·ine (saf′ər in, -ə rīn′)
adjective
of or like sapphire
noun
a rare, blue or green, very hard, monoclinic mineral, (Mg,Al)(Al,Si)O, found in some metamorphic rocks
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