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VESUVIANITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vesuvianite mean?
• VESUVIANITE (noun)
The noun VESUVIANITE has 1 sense:
1. a green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone
Familiarity information: VESUVIANITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
idocrase; vesuvian; vesuvianite
Hypernyms ("vesuvianite" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
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