Idocrase

  • 61i|do|crase — «Y duh krays, IHD uh », noun. = vesuvianite. (Cf. ↑vesuvianite) ╂[< French idocrase < Greek eîdos form, shape + krâsis a mixing < kras , stem of kerann to mix] …

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  • 62ve|su|vi|an|ite — «vuh SOO vee uh nyt», noun. a mineral, a silicate of aluminum, calcium, iron, and magnesium, sometimes with other elements, occurring in massive or, more frequently, in square crystals of various colors; idocrase. ╂[< Vesuvian (< Vesuvius,… …

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