Vesuvianite Definition

vĭ-so͝ovē-ə-nīt
noun
A usually green or brown, hard, tetragonal mineral, Ca10Mg2Al4(SiO4)5(Si2O7)2(OH)4, usually found in metamorphic limestone; hydrous calcium magnesium aluminum silicate.
Webster's New World

(mineralogy) A yellow, green or brown mineral, a mixed calcium, magnesium and aluminium silicate sometimes used as a gemstone.

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Noun

Singular:
vesuvianite
Plural:
vesuvianites

Origin of Vesuvianite

  • First found in old lava on Mount Vesuvius

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Vesuvian +"Ž -ite

    From Wiktionary

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