Look up: vesuvianite

1. vesuvianite
   [n] - a green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate
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2. Vesuvianite
   Ve·su'vi·an·ite noun (Min.) A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, and also massive, of a brown to green color, rarely sulphur yellow and blue. It is a silicate of alumina and lime with some iron magnesia, and is common at Vesuvius. Also called idocrase .
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3. vesuvianite
   <chemical> A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, and also massive, of a brown to green colour, rarely sulphur yellow and blue. It is a silicate of alumina and lime with some iron magnesia, and is common at Vesuvius. Also called idocrase. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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4. vesuvianite
   vesuvian noun a green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone
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5. Vesuvianite
   • (n.) A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, and also massive, of a brown to green color, rarely sulphur yellow and blue. It is a silicate of alumina and lime with some iron magnesia, and is common at Vesuvius. Also called idocrase.
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6. vesuvianite
   common silicate mineral that occurs in crystalline limestones near their contacts with igneous rocks, and in beds of marble and calcsilicate ...
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7. Vesuvianite
   Vesuvianite (also known as idocrase) is a mineral usually found in crystalline limestones occurring in tetragonal crystals, and also massive, of a brown to green colour, rarely sulphur yellow and blue, and is formed as a result of contact metamorphism. It is a silicate of alumina and lime with some ...
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8. Vesuvianite
   `Vesuvianite`, also known as `idocrase`, is a green, brown, yellow, or blue silicate mineral. Vesuvianite occurs as tetragonal crystals in skarn deposits and limestones that have been subjected to contact metamorphism.<ref name=HBM/> It was first discovered within included blocks or adjacent to l...
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