Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A crystallized form of apatite, occurring in crystals of brownish or greenish-blue color. It is found in Norway.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Min.) A variety of apatite of a greenish blue color.

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  • noun mineralogy A greenish-blue variety of apatite.

Etymologies

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Related to Ancient Greek word for a sort of pipe clay.

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