"amazonstone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: amazonstones [plural]
Etymology: From Amazon + stone, after the Amazon river. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Amazon|stone}} Amazon + stone Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} amazonstone (countable and uncountable, plural amazonstones)
  1. A bluish-green variety of microcline feldspar used as a gemstone. The best known occurrences are at Crystal Peak and Pike's Peak in Colorado. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: amazonite [common]
    Sense id: en-amazonstone-en-noun-Mq4L0yVq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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