- Amazonite
- Amazonite Am"a*zon*ite, Amazon stone Am"a*zon stone`, n. [Named from the river Amazon.] (Min.) A variety of feldspar, having a verdigris-green color. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Amazonite
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Amazonite — Catégorie IX : silicates[1] Amazonite Colorado Etat Unis … Wikipédia en Français
Amazonite — (sometimes called Amazon stone ) is a green variety of microcline feldspar.The name is taken from that of the Amazon River, from which certain green stones were formerly obtained, but it is doubtful whether green feldspar occurs in the Amazon… … Wikipedia
amazonite — ● amazonite nom féminin Variété verte de microcline. amazonite [amazɔnit; amazonit] n. f. ÉTYM. Av. 1898; de Amazone, fleuve d Amérique du Sud (→ 2. Amazonien), et ite. ❖ ♦ Minér. Pierre fine et d ornementation, constituée par du feldspath … Encyclopédie Universelle
amazonite — s. f. [Mineralogia] Variedade de feldspato verde. ♦ Grafia no Brasil: amazonita … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
amazonite — [am′ə zən īt΄] n. [after the AMAZON2 River] a green microcline, often cut and polished as a gem: also Amazon stone … English World dictionary
amazonite — amazonitas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Žalioji mikroklino atmaina, mineralas. formulė K[AlSi₃O₈] atitikmenys: angl. amazonite rus. амазонит … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
amazonite — noun Etymology: Amazon River Date: circa 1879 an apple green or bluish green variety of microcline … New Collegiate Dictionary
amazonite — /am euh zeuh nuyt /, n. Mineral. a green feldspar, a variety of microcline, used as an ornamental material. Also called Amazon stone. [1595 1605; AMAZON (river) + ITE1] * * * … Universalium
amazonite — noun a gem variety of microcline feldspar, varying from bright verdigris green to a bluish green … Wiktionary
amazonite — am·a·zon·ite … English syllables
