Crossword-Solution: AMAZONITE
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Amazonite | n. | Alt. of Amazon stone |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| AMAZONITE | anagram | ANATOMIZE |
We have 4 clues for the answer “AMAZONITE”
| Clue | Answers |
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| A green semiprecious stone. | 1 answer |
| Green feldspar. | 1 answer |
| green variety of microcline used as a gemstone | 1 answer |
| Green mineral. | 10 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
a triangle.
Hint 2 anagram
AARE
Hint 3 another clue
CERTAIN BRAIN SIZE
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Sentences with AMAZONITE (5)
Lapis lazuli (5), sphene (5), opal (6), moonstone (6), amazonite (6), turquoise (6), peridot (6-1/2), demantoid garnet (6-1/2) (the "olivine" of the trade), and jade (nephrite) (6-1/2), are all more or less attacked by a file.
Bowenite, while tough, is relatively soft and amazonite is brittle and also easily cleavable, while glass is both soft and brittle.
Among the minerals softer than quartz, which are used as gems, we have also "_feldspar_," which gives us "_moonstone_," "_Labradorite_," and "_Amazonite_." An opalescent form of chalcedony is frequently gathered on California beaches and polished for tourists under the name of "_California Moonstone_." This name is unfortunately chosen as the material is not the same as that of true moonstone and the effect is not so pronounced or so beautiful.
The feldspar gems, such as moonstone, amazonite, and labradorite, also cleave very smoothly in certain directions.
PRECIOUS AND SEMI-PRECIOUS GEMS ARRANGED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER CHAPTER XI AGATE-AMAZONITE AGATE “_By the rushing fringed bank Where grows the willow and the osier dank My sliding chariot stays, Thick set with agate._” MILTON.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: NYT.
Used 2 times in crossword archives (1958–1960).