glaucophane

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English

Glaucophane
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Noun

glaucophane (countable and uncountable, plural glaucophanes)

  1. (mineralogy) A blue amphibole mineral, a mixed aluminate of sodium, magnesium and aluminium that exhibits pleochroism, with the chemical formula Na2(Mg,Fe2+)3Al2Si8O22(OH)2.

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Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Glaucophane”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • glaucophane”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

French

Noun

glaucophane m or f (plural glaucophanes)

  1. (mineralogy) glaucophane

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