Meanings
nounglaucophane (countable and uncountable, plural glaucophanes)
plural glaucophanes
- countableuncountablechemistryA blue amphibole mineral, a mixed aluminate of sodium, magnesium and aluminium that exhibits pleochroism, with the chemical formula Na₂(Mg,Fe²⁺)₃Al₂Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂.
Translations
Finnish glaukofaani
- glaukofaania blue amphibole mineral
French glaucophane
- glaucophanea blue amphibole mineral
German Glaukophan
- Glaukophana blue amphibole mineral
Italian glaucofane
- glaucofanea blue amphibole mineral
Spanish glaucofana
- glaucofanaa blue amphibole mineral
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APA
glaucophane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glaucophane
MLA
“glaucophane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glaucophane. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glaucophane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glaucophane.
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