单词 | transparent gem |
释义 | transparent gem (once / 2363863 pages) n WORD FAMILY transparent gem: transparent gems n a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion Hypo|Hyper garnet any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive amethysta transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone aquamarinea transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color calcedony, chalcedonya milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz chrysolitea brown or yellow-green olivine found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and used as a gemstone chrysoprasea green variety of chalcedony valued as a gemstone citrinesemiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz adamant, diamondvery hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem emeralda green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone kunzitea pinkish lilac crystal form of the mineral spodumene that is used as a gemstone moonstonea transparent or translucent gemstone with a pearly luster; some specimens are orthoclase feldspar and others are plagioclase feldspar morganitea kind of pink beryl used as a gemstone peridota pale green variety of chrysolite; used as a gemstone rubya transparent deep red variety of corundum; used as a gemstone and in lasers water sapphirea deep blue cordierite often used as a gemstone sapphirea precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone hiddenitea green transparent form of the mineral spodumene used as a gemstone aventurine, sunstonea translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals topaza mineral (fluosilicate of aluminum) that occurs in crystals of various colors and is used as a gemstone tourmalinea mineral that is a complex borosilicate and hydroxide of aluminum containing iron and magnesium and calcium and lithium and sodium; it is usually black but occurs in transparent colored forms that are used as gemstones almandine, almanditea deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate agatean impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles bloodstone, heliotropegreen chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood black diamond, carbonadoan inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing carnelian, corneliana translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony andraditea garnet consisting of calcium iron silicate and having any color ranging from yellow and green to brown and black; used as gemstone carbuncledeep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets goldstoneaventurine spangled densely with fine gold-colored particles cinnamon stone, essonite, hessonitea garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown onyxa chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos plasmaa green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone pyropea deep red garnet used as a gemstone rhodolitea red or pink variety of garnet used as a gemstone sard, sardine, sardiusa deep orange-red variety of chalcedony schorlblack tourmaline star sapphirea sapphire that when cut shows a starlike figure in reflected light because of its crystalline structure gem, gemstone, stone a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry |
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