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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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