Definition of Idocrase

1. Noun. A green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone.

Exact synonyms: Vesuvian, Vesuvianite
Generic synonyms: Mineral

Definition of Idocrase

1. n. Same as Vesuvianite.

Definition of Idocrase

1. Noun. (geology) vesuvianite ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Idocrase

1. a mineral [n -S]

Medical Definition of Idocrase

1. Same as Vesuvianite. Origin: Gr. Form + mixture, Fr. To mix; cf. F. Idocrase. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Idocrase

idler
idler pulley
idlers
idles
idlesse
idlesses
idlest
idleth
idli
idlike
idling
idlingly
idlings
idlis
idly
idocrase (current term)
idocrases
idofuranose
idofuranoses
idol
idol worship
idol worshiper
idola
idolastre
idolastres
idolater
idolaters
idolator
idolators
idolatress

Literary usage of Idocrase

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Precious Stones by Wilbert Goodchild, Robert Dykes (1908)
"When used as a gem, idocrase is either step cut or table cut. There are several minerals with which idocrase may be confounded ; of these Zircon and ..."

2. A Treatise on Mineralogy by Charles Upham Shepard (1857)
"... like the figure, and still more complicated, are found at Vesuvius. Sp. 6. idocrase, //awy; Vesuvian, Werner; ..."

3. Manual of Mineralogy and Lithology: Containing the Elements of the Science by James Dwight Dana (1884)
"Cyprine includes blue crystals from Tel.le- marken, Norway ; supposed to be colored by copper. The name idocrase is from the Greek eido, to see, ..."

4. Report of Progress for by Geological Survey of Canada (1879)
"Beautiful crystals of brownish-red idocrase, nearly an inch in diam- ... Small prisms of green idocrase imbedded in cinnamon-stone have also been obtained ..."

5. Lotus and Jewel: Containing "In an Indian Temple," "A Casket of Gems," "A by Edwin Arnold (1887)
"... I. idocrase ! Garnet from the Hills of Flame ! A stone thus known hides in dark ... idocrase ..."

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