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Almandine
noun · 78% connection
a purple variety of the ruby spinel
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: igneous, rock, consisting, largely, chrysolite.
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: igneous, rock, consisting, largely, chrysolite.
Asbestos
noun · 78% connection
A variety of amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in long and delicate fibers, or in fibrous masses or seams, usually of a white, gray,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: igneous, rock, consisting, largely, chrysolite.
Augite
noun · 78% connection
A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt; -- also used instead of the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: igneous, rock, consisting, largely, chrysolite.
Balas ruby
unknown · 78% connection
A variety of spinel ruby, of a pale rose red, or inclining to orange. See Spinel.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: igneous, rock, consisting, largely, chrysolite.
Basalt
noun · 78% connection
A rock of igneous origin, consisting of augite and triclinic feldspar, with grains of magnetic or titanic iron, and also bottle-green…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: igneous, rock, consisting, largely, chrysolite.
Beryl
noun · 78% connection
A mineral of great hardness, and, when transparent, of much beauty. It occurs in hexagonal prisms, commonly of a green or bluish green…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: igneous, rock, consisting, largely, chrysolite.
Biotite
noun · 78% connection
dark brown to black mica found in igneous and metamorphic rock
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: igneous, rock, consisting, largely, chrysolite.
Bronzite
noun · 78% connection
A variety of enstatite, often having a bronzelike luster. It is a silicate of magnesia and iron, of the pyroxene family.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: igneous, rock, consisting, largely, chrysolite.
Candite
noun · 78% connection
A variety of spinel, of a dark color, found at Candy, in Ceylon.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: igneous, rock, consisting, largely, chrysolite.
Ceylanite
noun · 78% connection
A dingy blue, or grayish black, variety of spinel. It is also called pleonaste.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: igneous, rock, consisting, largely, chrysolite.
Chromic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or obtained from, chromium; -- said of the compounds of chromium in which it has its higher valence.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: igneous, rock, consisting, largely, chrysolite.
Clinkstone
noun · 78% connection
An igneous rock of feldspathic composition, lamellar in structure, and clinking under the hammer. See Phonolite.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: igneous, rock, consisting, largely, chrysolite.
Diabase
noun · 78% connection
A basic, dark-colored, holocrystalline, igneous rock, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar and pyroxene with magnetic iron;…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: igneous, rock, consisting, largely, chrysolite.
Diallage
noun · 78% connection
A dark green or bronze-colored laminated variety of pyroxene, common in certain igneous rocks.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: igneous, rock, consisting, largely, chrysolite.
Ditroite
noun · 78% connection
An igneous rock composed of orthoclase, elaeolite, and sodalite.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: igneous, rock, consisting, largely, chrysolite.
Dolerite
noun · 78% connection
A dark-colored, basic, igneous rock, composed essentially of pyroxene and a triclinic feldspar with magnetic iron. By many authors it…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: igneous, rock, consisting, largely, chrysolite.
Dysluite
noun · 78% connection
A variety of the zinc spinel or gahnite.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: igneous, rock, consisting, largely, chrysolite.
