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Vesuvian

noun
1.
A green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone.  Synonyms: idocrase, vesuvianite.





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... been fortunate in their investigators. In the spring of 1881, Dr. H.J. Johnston-Lavis, the chronicler for many years of Vesuvian phenomena, was residing in Naples. Impressed by a recent perusal of Mallet's report on the Neapolitan earthquake, and wishing to test the value of the methods explained in the last chapter, he crossed over ...
— A Study of Recent Earthquakes • Charles Davison


Words linked to "Vesuvian" :   vesuvianite, mineral, idocrase


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