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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Microcline-20436.jpg/220px-Microcline-20436.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From Amazon + -ite; the gem does not actually come from the Amazon, but it was confused with an unrelated green stone that does.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]amazonite (countable and uncountable, plural amazonites)
- A gem variety of microcline feldspar, varying from bright verdigris green to a bluish green.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]gem
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Amazonite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “amazonite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Noun
[edit]amazonite f (plural amazonites)
Portuguese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]
- Hyphenation: a‧ma‧zo‧ni‧te
Noun
[edit]amazonite f (plural amazonites)
- European Portuguese standard spelling of amazonita.
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