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Definition of Idocrase
1. Noun. A green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone.
Definition of Idocrase
1. n. Same as Vesuvianite.
Definition of Idocrase
1. Noun. (geology) vesuvianite ¹
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Definition of Idocrase
1. a mineral [n -S]
Medical Definition of Idocrase
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Idocrase
Literary usage of Idocrase
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Precious Stones by Wilbert Goodchild, Robert Dykes (1908)
"When used as a gem, idocrase is either step cut or table cut. There are several
minerals with which idocrase may be confounded ; of these Zircon and ..."
2. A Treatise on Mineralogy by Charles Upham Shepard (1857)
"... like the figure, and still more complicated, are found at Vesuvius. Sp. 6.
idocrase, //awy; Vesuvian, Werner; ..."
3. Manual of Mineralogy and Lithology: Containing the Elements of the Science by James Dwight Dana (1884)
"Cyprine includes blue crystals from Tel.le- marken, Norway ; supposed to be
colored by copper. The name idocrase is from the Greek eido, to see, ..."
4. Report of Progress for by Geological Survey of Canada (1879)
"Beautiful crystals of brownish-red idocrase, nearly an inch in diam- ...
Small prisms of green idocrase imbedded in cinnamon-stone have also been obtained ..."
5. Lotus and Jewel: Containing "In an Indian Temple," "A Casket of Gems," "A by Edwin Arnold (1887)
"... I. idocrase ! Garnet from the Hills of Flame ! A stone thus known hides in dark
... idocrase ..."
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