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EPIDOTES
Noun
epidotes
plural of epidote
Anagrams
• deposite, poetised
Source: Wiktionary
EPIDOTE
Ep"i*dote, n. Etym: [Gr. Ă©pidote. So named from the enlargement of the base of the primary, in some of the secondary forms.] (Min.)
Definition: A mineral, commonly of a yellowish green (pistachio) color, occurring granular, massive, columnar, and in monoclinic crystals. It is a silicate of alumina, lime, and oxide of iron, or manganese.
Note: The Epidote group includes ordinary epidote, zoisite or lime epidote, piedmontite or manganese epidote, allanite or serium epidote.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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