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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VESUVIANITE

First found in the lava of Vesuvius.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VESUVIANITE

vesuvianite  [vɪˈsuːvɪəˌnaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VESUVIANITE

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Vesuvianite is a noun.
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WHAT DOES VESUVIANITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

vesuvianite

Vesuvianite

Vesuvianite, also known as idocrase, is a green, brown, yellow, or blue silicate mineral. Vesuvianite occurs as tetragonal crystals in skarn deposits and limestones that have been subjected to contact metamorphism. It was first discovered within included blocks or adjacent to lavas on Mount Vesuvius, hence its name. A bluish variety known as cyprine has been reported from Franklin, New Jersey and other locations; the blue is due to impurities of copper. Californite is a name sometimes used for jade-like vesuvianite, also known as California-, American- or Vesuvianite-jade. Xanthite is a manganese rich variety. Wiluite is an optically positive variety from Wilui, Siberia. Idocrase is an older synonym sometimes used for gemstone-quality vesuvianite. Tumbled vesuvianite pebble...

Definition of vesuvianite in the English dictionary

The definition of vesuvianite in the dictionary is a green, brown, or yellow mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate of calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium: it occurs as tetragonal crystals in limestones and is used as a gemstone. Formula: Ca102Al4Si9O344 Also called: idocrase, vesuvian.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VESUVIANITE


aconite
ˈækəˌnaɪt
amblygonite
æmˈblɪɡəˌnaɪt
austenite
ˈɔːstəˌnaɪt
cyanite
ˈsaɪəˌnaɪt
dithionite
daɪˈθaɪəˌnaɪt
erionite
ˈɛrɪəˌnaɪt
Gibeonite
ˈɡɪbɪəˌnaɪt
kryptonite
ˈkrɪptəˌnaɪt
kyanite
ˈkaɪəˌnaɪt
meionite
ˈmaɪəˌnaɪt
Mennonite
ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt
napoleonite
nəˈpəʊlɪəˌnaɪt
polianite
ˈpɒlɪəˌnaɪt
sienite
ˈsaɪəˌnaɪt
strontianite
ˈstrɒntɪəˌnaɪt
syenite
ˈsaɪəˌnaɪt
taconite
ˈtækəˌnaɪt
tanzanite
ˈtænzəˌnaɪt
thorianite
ˈθɔːrɪəˌnaɪt
vivianite
ˈvɪvɪəˌnaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VESUVIANITE

vestimental
vestimentary
vesting
vestiture
vestless
vestlike
Vestmann Islands
Vestmannaeyjar
vestment
vestmental
vestral
vestries
vestry
vestryman
vestrymen
vestural
vesture
vesturer
vesuvian

WORDS THAT END LIKE VESUVIANITE

allanite
basanite
Buchmanite
Canaanite
colemanite
granite
infinite
luxulianite
manganite
melanite
Michiganite
Midianite
morganite
sillimanite
suburbanite
sylvanite
titanite
torbanite
uranite
urbanite
vulcanite

Synonyms and antonyms of vesuvianite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «vesuvianite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VESUVIANITE

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Translator English - Chinese

山石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vesuvianita
570 millions of speakers

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vesuvianite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

vesuvianite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

vesuvianite
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

везувиан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vesuvianite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

vesuvianite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vesuvianite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Vesuvianite
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vesuvian
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ベスビアナイト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

vesuvianite
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vesuvianite
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

vesuvianite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

vesuvianite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हेसूविनायट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vezüvyanit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Vesuvianite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wezuwianu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

везувіан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vesuvianite
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

βεζουβιανού
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

vesuvianite
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

vesuvianit
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

vesuvianite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vesuvianite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VESUVIANITE»

The term «vesuvianite» is normally little used and occupies the 119.948 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VESUVIANITE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vesuvianite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VESUVIANITE»

Discover the use of vesuvianite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vesuvianite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rock-Forming Minerals: Orthosilicates, Volume 1A:
Paragenesis The principal mode of occurrence of vesuvianite is in contact metamorphic zones associated with limestones where it commonly occurs with garnet, diopside, wollastonite, etc., but it is also found in regionally metamorphosed ...
William Alexander Deer, Robert Andrew Howie, J. Zussman, 1982
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The Book of Stones: Who They Are and What They Teach
By providing an energetic template of this as an accomplished fact, Vesuvianite allows the user to assimilate the vibrational pattern of integrated wholeness. Vesuvianite is also useful for the manifestation of the heart's desires here on earth.
Robert Simmons, Naisha Ahsian, 2007
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Periodico di Mineralogia Vol. 80, 3 - December 2011
Armbruster T. and Kozanecki M. (2007a) - The crystal structure of Si-deficient, OH -substituted, boron-bearing vesuvianite from the Wiluy River, Sakha-Yakutia, Russia. Canadian Mineralogist, 45(2), 239-248. Galuskin E.V., Janeczek J., ...
Antonio Gianfagna
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
... hornblende.epidote, clinopyroxene, microcline, quartz, sphene, garnet, calcite, vesuvianite, scapo- lite, cummingtonite, tremolite, and magnetite-ilmen- ite. The coarse-grained variety of calc-silicate gneiss is common as pods or lenses rich in  ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1976
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Inter-regional Interaction and Urbanism in the Ancient Indus ...
Artifact Comments Major Phase Minor Phase(s) / [SG] H90/3200-36 green stone Vesuvianite clinochlore / [SG = 3.19] H90/3208-147 green stone Vesuvianite clinochlore / [SG = 3.29] H90/3220-4 green stone Vesuvianite clinochlore / [SG ...
Randall William Law (II.), 2008
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Hydrothermal Processes and Mineral Systems
Table 6.3 Mineral assemblages of the Kilba Well skarn in Western Australia (after Davies 1998) present in this zone and is associated with vesuvianite, calcite and feldspar. Garnet compositions in this zone are grossular-rich, whereas the ...
Franco Pirajno, 2008
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Nature Guide: Rocks and Minerals
PROFILE I'— Tetragonal Monoclinic E 0/2 :1 3.4 0 Poor Subconchoidal to uneven , brittle m White to pale greenish brown fl Vitreous to resinous tetragonal crystal Striated vesuvianite This superb specimen consists of prismatic, vertically ...
‎2012
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Second Report on a Cooperative Investigation of the ...
1n some large bodies of uucompahgrite the melilite is completely replaced by intimate mixtures of garnet, diopside, and vesuvianite; elsewhere these minerals occur as thin veinlets in the melilite. (E. S. Larsen, Jr., and Foshag, 1926 ; E. S. ...
Rollin E. Stevens, 1960
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
Vesuvianite The most intensely rodingitised rocks are cut by irregular veins containing closely packed, idioblas- tic vesuvianite crystals (up to 2 mm in length) which show sector twinning and anomalous biaxial character. The vesuvianite is  ...
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W-Sn Skarn Deposits: and Related Metamorphic Skarns and ...
In some areas the magnetite + vesuvianite + fluorite skarn is replaced by vesuvianite + fluorite skarn (Figure 4.25). Localized areas of cuspidine skarn occur with the wrigglite. Cuspidine is nearly pure (little custardite), while the spinel is a ...
T.A.P. Kwak, 2012

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VESUVIANITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vesuvianite is used in the context of the following news items.
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Another role for colleges: Archivist
This piece of vesuvianite holds interest not just for its relative rarity and the specifics of its chemical composition but for the stories attached to it. In one direction ... «Boston Globe, May 15»
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Malaysian agency offers 'second chance' to student in UK child porn …
This idiot gets a scholarship and look (at) what he does," said Facebook user, Mark David, while Loh Cecilia Vesuvianite wrote: "Might as well study loan (be) ... «AsiaOne, May 15»
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Lumut Sungai Dareh, Emas Hijau dari Solok Selatan
Jika diuji di laboratorium, maka teridentifikasi dua jenis batu tersebut sebagai Idocrase, yang pertama kali ditemukan di California dengan sebutan Vesuvianite. «Haluan, Jan 15»
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Ikuti Jejak Penambang Batu Sungai Dareh atau
Metroterkini.com - Batu lumut dari sungai Dareh, atau nama asingnya adalah "idocrase", atau dikenal juga di Amerika yang mirip dengan ini "vesuvianite" ... «Metroterkini, Nov 14»
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Arc Exploration and Anglo American target porphyry gold-copper at …
This include garnet, vesuvianite, secondary albite, K-feldspar, biotite, magnetite, epidote, actinolite/tremolite and tourmaline. These petrology results are ... «Proactive Investors Australia, Apr 14»
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Coming Next: Pompeii - a Geological Movie-Review
Vesuvianite specimen from the Alps - the mineral was described for the first time by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1795 from the only (at the time) known locality ... «Scientific American, Feb 14»
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Mining News: Hunt for gold leads junior to emeralds
The veins are surrounded by a 5- to 10-cm-wide alteration zone that consists of calcite, dolomite, diopside, hedenbergite, vesuvianite, and base-metal sulfides. «Petroleum News, Oct 12»
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LETTORE: Discarica Corcolle, il no arriva anche dai mineralogisti
... melilite, flogopite,biotite, vesuvianite, lazurite, augite, cabasite, ettringite, gesso, gismondina, goethite, kalsilite, maghemite, phillipsitethomsonite, wollastonite". «RomaToday, Nov 11»

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« EDUCALINGO. Vesuvianite [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/vesuvianite>. Apr 2024 ».
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