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Noun Concept
Categories: Aluminium minerals, Minerals in space group 126, Tetragonal crystal system, Calcium minerals, Gemstones
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vesuvianite  vesuvian  idocrase
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A green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone WordNet 3.0
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A green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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. Wikipedia
A yellow, green or brown mineral, a mixed calcium, magnesium and aluminium silicate sometimes used as a gemstone. Wiktionary
IS A
mineral
mineral species
vesuvianite mineral group
HAS KIND
xanthite
CRYSTAL SYSTEM
tetragonal crystal system
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
NAMED AFTER
Vesuvius
STREAK COLOR
white
TYPE LOCALITY (GEOLOGY)
Mount Somma
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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vesuvianite, vesuvian, idocrase
Wikipedia
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vesuvianite
Wikidata
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vesuvianite
Wiktionary
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vesuvianite
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Californite, idocrase

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