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Definition of Asteriated
1. Adjective. (of some crystals especially gemstones) exhibiting asterism.
Definition of Asteriated
1. a. Radiated, with diverging rays; as, asteriated sapphire.
Definition of Asteriated
1. Adjective. Radiated, with diverging rays. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Asteriated
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Asteriated
Literary usage of Asteriated
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A System of Mineralogy: Descriptive Mineralogy, Comprising the Most Recent by James Dwight Dana, George Jarvis Brush (1884)
"asteriated; Star-quart! (Stern-quartz Germ.). Containing within the crystal
whitish or ... Fart if not all asteriated quartz is ..."
2. A Practical Treatise on Soluble Or Water Glass, Silicates of Soda and Potash by Lewis Feuchtwanger (1870)
"asteriated quartz, star quartz, containing within the crystal whitish or colored
radiations along the diametral planes. Part, if not all, ..."
3. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1869)
"In this gem there is a single band which varies according to the position it may
be placed in, and by no means has the beauty of the asteriated Sapphire. ..."
4. The Natural History of Pliny by Pliny, John Bostock, Henry Thomas Riley (1857)
"4 The vitreous asteriated crystals of Sapphire are still called by this name.
... identifies this stone with the asteriated Sapphire or Corundum, ..."
5. A Book of Precious Stones: The Identification of Gems and Gem Minerals, and by Julius Wodiska (1909)
"ARBORESCENT. Resembling a tree in appearance. asteriated. Radiated, with rays
diverging from a centre, as in a star—as exhibited by an ..."
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