CORDIERITE

cordierite

(noun) a blue mineral of magnesium and iron and aluminum and silicon and oxygen; often used as a gemstone

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

cordierite (countable and uncountable, plural cordierites)

(mineral) A magnesium iron aluminium cyclosilicate.

Hyponyms

• iolite (clear variety sometimes used as a gem)

Anagrams

• Directoire, directoire

Source: Wiktionary


Cor"di*er*ite (k, n. Etym: [Named after the geologist Cordier.] (Min.)

Definition: See Iolite.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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