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Amphibole
noun · 78% connection
A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals; also massive, general…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occuring, silky, fibers, lavender.
Andesite
noun · 78% connection
An eruptive rock allied to trachyte, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar, with pyroxene, hornblende, or hypersthene.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occuring, silky, fibers, lavender.
Anthophyllite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral of the hornblende group, of a yellowish gray or clove brown color.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occuring, silky, fibers, lavender.
Babingtonite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color. It is a silicate of iron, mang…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occuring, silky, fibers, lavender.
Blue
superl. · 78% connection
Having the color of the clear sky, or a hue resembling it, whether lighter or darker; as, the deep, blue sea; as blue as a sapphire; b…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occuring, silky, fibers, lavender.
Cabazite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral occuring in glassy rhombohedral crystals, varying, in color from white to yellow or red. It is essentially a hydrous silicat…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occuring, silky, fibers, lavender.
Caesious
adjective · 78% connection
Of the color of lavender; pale blue with a slight mixture of gray.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occuring, silky, fibers, lavender.
Chloropal
noun · 78% connection
A massive mineral, greenish in color, and opal-like in appearance. It is essentially a hydrous silicate of iron.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occuring, silky, fibers, lavender.
Chrysocolla
noun · 78% connection
A hydrous silicate of copper, occurring massive, of a blue or greenish blue color.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occuring, silky, fibers, lavender.
Cyanite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral occuring in thin-bladed crystals and crystalline aggregates, of a sky-blue color. It is a silicate of aluminium.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occuring, silky, fibers, lavender.
Danalite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral occuring in octahedral crystals, also massive, of a reddish color. It is a silicate of iron, zinc manganese, and glucinum, c…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occuring, silky, fibers, lavender.
Diorite
noun · 78% connection
An igneous, crystalline in structure, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar and hornblende. It includes part of what was call…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occuring, silky, fibers, lavender.
Enstatite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral of the pyroxene group, orthorhombic in crystallization; often fibrous and massive; color grayish white or greenish. It is a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occuring, silky, fibers, lavender.
Epidote
noun · 78% connection
A mineral, commonly of a yellowish green (pistachio) color, occurring granular, massive, columnar, and in monoclinic crystals. It is a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occuring, silky, fibers, lavender.
Hornblendic
adjective · 78% connection
Composed largely of hornblende; resembling or relating to hornblende.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occuring, silky, fibers, lavender.
Humite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral of a transparent vitreous brown color, found in the ejected masses of Vesuvius. It is a silicate of iron and magnesia, conta…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occuring, silky, fibers, lavender.
Iolite
noun · 78% connection
A silicate of alumina, iron, and magnesia, having a bright blue color and vitreous luster; cordierite. It is remarkable for its dichro…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occuring, silky, fibers, lavender.
Knebelite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral of a gray, red, brown, or green color, and glistening luster. It is a silicate of iron and manganese.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occuring, silky, fibers, lavender.