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Noun

1. 1
   An aluminium nesosilicate mineral, Al₂SiO₅, which can be cut into a gem and displays strong pleochroism, shifting between red, green, and yellow. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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chizeuilite

Etymology

From Andalusia + -ite, after the erroneous belief that it was from Andalusia.

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