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): /ˈæm.ə.zəˌnaɪt/

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
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Amazonite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “amazonite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.

Anagrams

French

Noun

amazonite f (plural amazonites)

  1. (mineralogy) amazonite

Portuguese

Noun

amazonite f (plural amazonites)

  1. European Portuguese standard spelling of amazonita.
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