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am⋅a⋅zon⋅ite

[am-uh-zuh-nahyt]
–noun Mineralogy.
a green feldspar, a variety of microcline, used as an ornamental material.
Also called Amazon stone.


Origin:
1595–1605; Amazon (river) + -ite 1
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am·a·zon·ite   (ām'ə-zə-nīt')   
n.  A green variety of microcline, often used as a semiprecious stone. Also called amazon stone.

[After the Amazon (River).]
amazon stone  
n.  See amazonite.
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