vesuvianite

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noun

A yellow, green or brown mineral, a mixed calcium, magnesium and aluminium silicate sometimes used as a gemstone.

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idocrasevesuvian
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Meanings

nounvesuvianite (countable and uncountable, plural vesuvianites)

plural vesuvianites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA yellow, green or brown mineral, a mixed calcium, magnesium and aluminium silicate sometimes used as a gemstone.

    Synonyms: idocrase

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA yellow, green or brown mineral, a mixed calcium, magnesium and aluminium silicate sometimes used as a gemstone.

Similar
idocrase

More synonyms by meaning

nouna green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone

Similar
vesuvianidocrase
Broader
mineral
Also see
idocrasevesuvian

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Vesuvian + -ite.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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