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am·a·zon·ite

A0241100 (ăm′ə-zə-nīt′)n. A green variety of microcline, often used as a semiprecious stone. Also called amazon stone.
[After the Amazon (River).]

amazonite

(ˈæməzəˌnaɪt) n (Minerals) a green variety of microcline used as a gemstone. Formula: KAlSi3O8. Also called: Amazon stone

am•a•zon•ite

(ˈæm ə zəˌnaɪt)

n. a green feldspar, a variety of microcline, used as an ornamental material. Also called Am′azon stone`. [1595–1605; Amazon (river) + -ite1]
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amazzonite