Meaning Of The Word Sapphirine
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Sapphirine Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Sapphirine?
sapphirine in American English
a rare, blue or green, very hard, monoclinic mineral, (Mg,Al)8(Al, Si)6 O20, found in some metamorphic rocks of or like sapphire adjective: consisting of sapphire; like sapphire, esp. in color noun: a pale-blue or greenish, usually granular mineral, a silicate of magnesium and aluminum sapphirine in British English adjective: relating to or resembling sapphire noun: a rare blue or bluish-green mineral that consists of magnesium aluminium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form and occurs as small grains in some metamorphic rocks |
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