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vesuvianite definition

ve·su·vi·an·ite (-ə nīt′)

noun

a usually green or brown, hard, tetragonal mineral, CaMgAl(SiO)(SiO)(OH), usually found in metamorphic limestone; hydrous calcium magnesium aluminum silicate

Etymology: < Vesuvian + -ite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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