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vesuvianite

(-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

Origin: < Vesuvian + -ite

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noun

A green, brown, yellow, or blue metamorphic silicate mineral, Ca₁₀Mg₂Al₄(SiO₄)₅(Si₂O₇)₂(OH)₄. Also called idocrase.

Origin:

Origin: First found in old lava on Mount Vesuvius

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