amazonite
1Amazonite — Catégorie IX : silicates[1] Amazonite Colorado Etat Unis …
2Amazonite — (sometimes called Amazon stone ) is a green variety of microcline feldspar.The name is taken from that of the Amazon River, from which certain green stones were formerly obtained, but it is doubtful whether green feldspar occurs in the Amazon… …
3amazonite — ● amazonite nom féminin Variété verte de microcline. amazonite [amazɔnit; amazonit] n. f. ÉTYM. Av. 1898; de Amazone, fleuve d Amérique du Sud (→ 2. Amazonien), et ite. ❖ ♦ Minér. Pierre fine et d ornementation, constituée par du feldspath …
4Amazonite — Am a*zon*ite, Amazon stone Am a*zon stone , n. [Named from the river Amazon.] (Min.) A variety of feldspar, having a verdigris green color. [1913 Webster] …
5amazonite — s. f. [Mineralogia] Variedade de feldspato verde. ♦ Grafia no Brasil: amazonita …
6amazonite — [am′ə zən īt΄] n. [after the AMAZON2 River] a green microcline, often cut and polished as a gem: also Amazon stone …
7amazonite — amazonitas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Žalioji mikroklino atmaina, mineralas. formulė K[AlSi₃O₈] atitikmenys: angl. amazonite rus. амазонит …
8amazonite — noun Etymology: Amazon River Date: circa 1879 an apple green or bluish green variety of microcline …
9amazonite — /am euh zeuh nuyt /, n. Mineral. a green feldspar, a variety of microcline, used as an ornamental material. Also called Amazon stone. [1595 1605; AMAZON (river) + ITE1] * * * …
10amazonite — noun a gem variety of microcline feldspar, varying from bright verdigris green to a bluish green …