Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In mineralogy, a variety of tourmaline of an indigo-blue color, sometimes with a tinge of azure or green. Also
indigolite .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) A variety of tourmaline of an indigo-blue color.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
indigo -blue variety oftourmaline
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Examples
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The name indicolite which mineralogists give to these blue stones suggests the indigo-blue color which they afford.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public Frank Bertram Wade
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Gem-blue indicolite crystals don't normally exceed 2 or 3 inches in length; these are 12 inches, possibly the largest in the world.
In Pictures: Highlights Of Marc Weill's Mineral Collection Missy Sullivan 2006
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