amberine

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noun

A yellow to yellow-green variety of chalcedony found in Death Valley, California.

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Meanings

nounamberine (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA yellow to yellow-green variety of chalcedony found in Death Valley, California.

    The moss agates of Montana and the yellow-green moss agate of California known as amberine are used as gemstones.

    1887, George S. Brady, Materials Handbook Eleventh Edition, page 20

Origin

From amber + -ine.

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APA

amberine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amberine

MLA

“amberine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amberine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amberine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amberine.

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