andalusite

English

Etymology

From Andalusia +‎ -ite, after the erroneous belief that it was from Andalusia.

Noun

andalusite (countable and uncountable, plural andalusites)

  1. (mineralogy) An aluminium nesosilicate mineral, Al2SiO5, which can be cut into a gem and displays strong pleochroism, shifting between red, green, and yellow.

Translations

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Andalusite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “andalusite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

Italian

Noun

andalusite f (invariable)

  1. (mineralogy) andalusite

Anagrams

  • adulantesi
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