Meaning Of The Word Vesuvianite

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vesuvianite in American English
a usually green or brown, hard, tetragonal mineral, Ca10Mg2Al4(SiO4)5(Si2O7)2(OH)4, usually found in metamorphic limestone; hydrous calcium magnesium aluminum silicate
noun: a mineral, chiefly a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum, commonly in tetragonal crystals and usually of a brown to green color; idocrase

vesuvianite in British English
noun: a green, brown, or yellow mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate of calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium: it occurs as tetragonal crystals in limestones and is used as a gemstone. Formula: Ca10(Mg,Fe)2Al4 Si9 O34(OH)4

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