"andalusite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: andalusites [plural]
Etymology: From Andalusia + -ite, after the erroneous belief that it was from Andalusia. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Andalusia|-ite}} Andalusia + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} andalusite (countable and uncountable, plural andalusites)
  1. (mineralogy) An aluminium nesosilicate mineral, Al₂SiO₅, which can be cut into a gem and displays strong pleochroism, shifting between red, green, and yellow. Wikipedia link: andalusite Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Gems, Minerals Translations (mineral): 紅柱石 (Chinese Mandarin), 红柱石 (hóngzhùshí) (Chinese Mandarin), andalusiet (Dutch), andalusiitti (Finnish), andalousite [feminine] (French), andalucita [feminine] (Galician), Andalusit [masculine] (German), andalusite [feminine] (Italian), andaluzyt [masculine] (Polish), andaluzita [feminine] (Portuguese), andalusita [feminine] (Portuguese), андалузи́т (andaluzít) [masculine] (Russian), andalucita [feminine] (Spanish)

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