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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Vesuvianite  \Ve*su"vi*an*ite\,  n.  (Min.) 
  A  mineral  occurring  in  tetragonal  crystals,  and  also  massive, 
  of  a  brown  to  green  color,  rarely  sulphur  yellow  and  blue.  It 
  is  a  silicate  of  alumina  and  lime  with  some  iron  magnesia, 
  and  is  common  at  Vesuvius.  Also  called  {idocrase}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Idocrase  \Id"o*crase\  ([i^]d"[-o]*kr[=a]s;  277),  n.  [Gr.  e'i^dos 
  form  +  kra^sis  mixture,  fr  keranny`nai  to  mix;  cf  F. 
  idocrase.]  (Min.) 
  Same  as  {Vesuvianite}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  idocrase 
  n  :  a  green  or  yellow  or  brown  mineral  consisting  of  a  hydrated 
  silicate;  it  occurs  as  crystals  in  limestone  and  is  used 
  a  gemstone  [syn:  {vesuvianite},  {vesuvian}] 




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