amazonite

English
Crystal of Amazonite

Etymology

From Amazon +‎ -ite; the gem does not actually come from the Amazon, but it was confused with an unrelated green stone that does.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈæməzəˌnaɪt/

Noun

amazonite (countable and uncountable, plural amazonites)

  1. A gem variety of microcline feldspar, varying from bright verdigris green to a bluish green.

Translations

Further reading
  • “Amazonite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • “amazonite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

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French

Noun

amazonite f (plural amazonites)

  1. amazonite
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