amazonite

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/ˈæm.ə.zəˌnaɪt/

noun

A gem variety of microcline feldspar, varying from bright verdigris green to a bluish green.

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Meanings

nounamazonite (countable and uncountable, plural amazonites)

plural amazonites

  1. countableuncountableA gem variety of microcline feldspar, varying from bright verdigris green to a bluish green.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
amazonstone

Origin

From Amazon + -ite; the gem does not actually come from the Amazon, but it was confused with an unrelated green stone that does.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 天河石
  • 天河石 (Tiānhéshí)gem
Finnish amatsoniitti
  • amatsoniittigem
French amazonite
  • amazonitegem
German Amazonit
  • Amazonitgem
Italian amazzonite
  • amazzonitegem
Japanese 天河石, アマゾナイト
  • 天河石 (Tengaseki)gem
  • アマゾナイト (Amazonaito)gem
Polish amazonit
  • amazonitgem
Portuguese amazonita, amazonite
  • amazonitagem
  • amazonitegem
Russian амазони́т
  • амазони́т (amazonít)gem
Spanish amazonita
  • amazonitagem
Turkish amazonit
  • amazonitgem

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

anatomize
Cite this entry
APA

amazonite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amazonite

MLA

“amazonite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amazonite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amazonite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amazonite.

Source: amazonite on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.