mica

Borrowed from Latin mīca, the same source as the above.


ametista

From Latin amethystus, from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (améthustos, “remedy against inebriation”), from ἀ- (a-) (privative prefix) + μεθύειν (methúein, “to become inebriated”).


zaffiro

From Late Latin sapphīrus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros, “lapis lazuli”).


zaffiro

→ Greek: ζαφείρι (zafeíri)


zircone

Borrowed from German Zirkonium (“zirconium”), from German Zirkon (“zircon”), both formed in the 1780s from Arabic زَرْقُون (zarqūn).


tagliare

it-verb

tagliàre (first-person singular present tàglio, first-person singular past historic tagliài, past participle tagliàto, auxiliary avére)

tagliàre (canonical)
tàglio (first-person present singular)
tagliài (first-person historic past singular)
tagliàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
tagliàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
tagliàndo (gerund)
tagliànte (participle present)
tagliàto (participle past)
tàglio (first-person indicative present singular)
tàgli (indicative present second-person singular)
tàglia (indicative present singular third-person)
tagliàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
tagliàte (indicative plural present second-person)
tàgliano (indicative plural present third-person)
tagliàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
tagliàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
tagliàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
tagliavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
tagliavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
tagliàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
tagliài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
tagliàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
tagliò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
tagliàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
tagliàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
tagliàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
taglierò (first-person future indicative singular)
taglierài (future indicative second-person singular)
taglierà (future indicative singular third-person)
taglierémo (first-person future indicative plural)
taglieréte (future indicative plural second-person)
taglierànno (future indicative plural third-person)
taglierèi (conditional first-person singular)
taglierésti (conditional second-person singular)
taglierèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
taglierébbe (conditional singular third-person)
taglierémmo (conditional first-person plural)
taglieréste (conditional plural second-person)
taglierèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
taglierébbero (conditional plural third-person)
tàgli (first-person present singular subjunctive)
tàgli (present second-person singular subjunctive)
tàgli (present singular subjunctive third-person)
tagliàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
tagliàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
tàglino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
tagliàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
tagliàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
tagliàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
tagliàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
tagliàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
tagliàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
tàglia (imperative second-person singular)
tàgli (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
tagliàmo (first-person imperative plural)
tagliàte (imperative plural second-person)
tàglino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
tagliàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
tàgli (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
tagliàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
tagliàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
tàglino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

→? Spanish: tallar

From Late Latin tāliāre, a verb based on Latin tālea (“cutting taken from a plant”).

der

(mineralogy) to cleave (to break a single crystal such as a gemstone)


piropo

From Ancient Greek πυρωπός (purōpós, “fire-like”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).


malachite

From Middle French malachite, from Latin molochitis, from Ancient Greek μαλαχή (malakhḗ, “[leaf of the ... ] mallow plant”).


selenite

From Latin selēnītēs, from Ancient Greek σεληνῑ́της (selēnī́tēs, “moonstone”), derived from σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”).


montmorillonite

it-noun

montmorillonite f (plural montmorilloniti)


ambra

From Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, “ambergris”), from Middle Persian ʾmbl (ambar, “ambergris”).

der

E come in vetro, in ambra o in cristallo
raggio resplende […]

1316–c. 1321, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XXIX”, in Paradiso [Heaven], lines 25–26; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2ⁿᵈ revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

And like in glass, amber, or crystal, a ray shines […]


diopside

Borrowed from French diopside, from Ancient Greek δίοψις (díopsis, “transparency”) + -ide.


alluminocopiapite

it-noun

alluminocopiapite f (plural alluminocopiapiti)


smithsonite

smithsonite f (countable and uncountable, plural smithsoniti)


alabastro

From Latin alabastrum, or borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρος (alábastros), from earlier ἀλάβαστος (alábastos, “vase made of alabaster”).


giacinto

From Medieval Latin jacintus, from Latin hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos, “any of several dark blue flowers; a blue precious stone”).

der

(mineralogy) jacinth (variety of zircon)


cassiterite

From Ancient Greek κασσίτερος (kassíteros, “tin”).


iride

From Latin īris (“rainbow”), from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris).

(mineralogy) an iridescent variety of chalcedony


monoclino

it-adj

monoclino (feminine monoclina, masculine plural monoclini, feminine plural monocline)

monoclina (feminine)
monoclini (masculine plural)
monocline (feminine plural)


rutilo

Learned borrowing from Classical Latin rutilus (“having a warm or yellowish red colo(u)r; strawberry blonde”, adjective), of uncertain origin.


ematite

From Latin (lapis) haematites, from Ancient Greek αἱματίτης λίθος (haimatítēs líthos, “hematite”, literally “blood-red stone”), from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).

uder

αἱματίτης λίθος


granato

it-adj

granato (feminine granata, masculine plural granati, feminine plural granate)

granata (feminine)
granati (masculine plural)
granate (feminine plural)


granato

From granato (“pomegranate”), due to the stone's color resembling that of the pomegranate's seeds.

(mineralogy, uncountable) garnet (gemstone)

(mineralogy, uncountable) Synonym of piropo (“pyrope”)


smeraldo

From Vulgar Latin *smaraūdus, from Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos) (modern, σμαράγδι (smarágdi)), of Semitic origin. Compare French émeraude.

Lo smeraldo è una gemma verde.


lavagna

From the town of Lavagna, near Genoa, known for slate quarries in the nearby mountains.


sardonica

Borrowed from Latin sardonyx, itself from Ancient Greek σαρδόνυξ (sardónux).

sardonyx, a variety of chalcedony having bands of red sard


andradite

Named after Brazilian statesman, naturalist, professor and poet José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (1763–1838). Derived from Andrada + -ite.


idrossiapatite

it-noun

idrossiapatite f (plural idrossiapatiti)


gemmologico

it-adj

gemmologico (feminine gemmologica, masculine plural gemmologici, feminine plural gemmologiche)

gemmologica (feminine)
gemmologici (masculine plural)
gemmologiche (feminine plural)


ilvaite

From Latin Ilva, ancient name of the Elba Island.


basalto

From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian b-x:n-O39 (bḫn, “a hard stone”).


selce

flint (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

any fine-grained, hard stone, such as many lavas, by their association with and similarity to flint


giada

Borrowed from French jade, from Spanish piedra de ijada (“loin stone”), because of its purported property of curing kindney stones.


diaspro

Borrowed from Medieval Latin diasprum, derived from Latin iaspis, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις (íaspis). See also iaspide.


gatteggiare

it-verb

gatteggiàre (first-person singular present gattéggio, first-person singular past historic gatteggiài, past participle gatteggiàto, auxiliary avére)

gatteggiàre (canonical)
gattéggio (first-person present singular)
gatteggiài (first-person historic past singular)
gatteggiàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
gatteggiàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
gatteggiàndo (gerund)
gatteggiànte (participle present)
gatteggiàto (participle past)
gattéggio (first-person indicative present singular)
gattéggi (indicative present second-person singular)
gattéggia (indicative present singular third-person)
gatteggiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
gatteggiàte (indicative plural present second-person)
gattéggiano (indicative plural present third-person)
gatteggiàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
gatteggiàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
gatteggiàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
gatteggiavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
gatteggiavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
gatteggiàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
gatteggiài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
gatteggiàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
gatteggiò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
gatteggiàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
gatteggiàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
gatteggiàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
gatteggerò (first-person future indicative singular)
gatteggerài (future indicative second-person singular)
gatteggerà (future indicative singular third-person)
gatteggerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
gatteggeréte (future indicative plural second-person)
gatteggerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
gatteggerèi (conditional first-person singular)
gatteggerésti (conditional second-person singular)
gatteggerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
gatteggerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
gatteggerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
gatteggeréste (conditional plural second-person)
gatteggerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
gatteggerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
gattéggi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
gattéggi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
gattéggi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
gatteggiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
gatteggiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
gattéggino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
gatteggiàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
gatteggiàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
gatteggiàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
gatteggiàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
gatteggiàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
gatteggiàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
gattéggia (imperative second-person singular)
gattéggi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
gatteggiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
gatteggiàte (imperative plural second-person)
gattéggino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
gatteggiàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
gattéggi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
gatteggiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
gatteggiàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
gattéggino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(intransitive, mineralogy) to glitter or glint like cat eyes (of minerals)


smeriglio

From Byzantine Greek σμερίλιον (smerílion), diminutive of σμερί (smerí), from Ancient Greek σμύρις (smúris, “emery-powder”).


isometrico

it-adj

isometrico (feminine isometrica, masculine plural isometrici, feminine plural isometriche)

isometrica (feminine)
isometrici (masculine plural)
isometriche (feminine plural)

(cartography, geometry, mineralogy, physics, physiology) isometric


diamante

From Late Latin diamantem, from Latin adamantem, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas, “invincible, untamed; hard substance”), from ἀ- (a-, “un-”) + δαμάζω (damázō, “to overpower, tame, conquer”), from Proto-Indo-European *demh₂-.

uder

(sports, baseball) baseball field, ball field, sandlot baseball diamond


onice

From Latin onyx, from Ancient Greek ὄνυχος (ónukhos), from ὄνυξ (ónux, “(finger)nail”).


croda

(mineralogy) a rare sedimentary rock, typical of the Veneto region, consisting of a conglomerate of gravel and pebbles cemented by a limestone mixture


spinello

Unknown. Perhaps related to spina (“thorn”, “spine”).


polimorfo

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολύμορφος (polúmorphos). By surface analysis, poli- + -morfo.

bor+

(chemistry, geology, mineralogy) polymorph


cella elementare

it-noun

cella elementare f (plural celle elementari)

(mineralogy, mathematics) unit cell, conventional cell


grossularite

From the botanical name for the gooseberry, Grossularia + -ite.


travertino

From Latin Tīburtīnum (“Tibur”), an ancient town in Latium, after its founder in Roman mythology Tiburtus.


pentaidroborite

pentaidroborite f (plural pentaidroboriti)


tormalina

Borrowed from French tourmaline, from Sinhalese [script needed] (tóramalli, “carnelian”).


eliotropia

(mineralogy) Alternative form of eliotropio


eliotropio

From Ancient Greek ἡλῐοτρόπῐον (hēlĭotrópĭon), from ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) + τρέπω (trépō, “to turn”) + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).


bauxitico

it-adj

bauxitico (feminine bauxitica, masculine plural bauxitici, feminine plural bauxitiche)

bauxitica (feminine)
bauxitici (masculine plural)
bauxitiche (feminine plural)


pseudomorfosi

From pseudo- + -morfosi or pseudomorfo + -osi.


cloromagnesite

it-noun

cloromagnesite f (plural cloromagnesiti)


cuprobismutite

cuprobismutite f (plural cuprobismutiti)


metallografico

it-adj

metallografico (feminine metallografica, masculine plural metallografici, feminine plural metallografiche)

metallografica (feminine)
metallografici (masculine plural)
metallografiche (feminine plural)


sanguinella

From Latin sanguis (“blood”, oblique stem sanguin-) + -ella.


enantiotropia

(chemistry, mineralogy) enantiotropy, enantiotropism


minerale ferroso

it-noun

minerale ferroso m (plural minerali ferrosi)


pirolusite

From piro- + Ancient Greek λοῦσις (loûsis, “washing, cleaning”, noun) + -ite.


olivinico

it-adj

olivinico (feminine olivinica, masculine plural olivinici, feminine plural oliviniche)

olivinica (feminine)
olivinici (masculine plural)
oliviniche (feminine plural)


balascio

From Arabic بَلَخْش (balaḵš), from Persian بلخش (balaxš), a form of بدخش (badaxš, “balas”), related to بدخشان (badaxšân, “Badakhshan”), the region where they are found.


ialite

From Ancient Greek ὕαλος (húalos) + -lite.


siderolite

(mineralogy) a mineral found in meteorites


feldspatico

feldspatico (feminine feldspatica, masculine plural feldspatici, feminine plural feldspatiche)

feldspatica (feminine)
feldspatici (masculine plural)
feldspatiche (feminine plural)


spatico

spatico (feminine spatica, masculine plural spatici, feminine plural spatiche)

spatica (feminine)
spatici (masculine plural)
spatiche (feminine plural)


micaceo

micaceo (feminine micacea, masculine plural micacei, feminine plural micacee)

micacea (feminine)
micacei (masculine plural)
micacee (feminine plural)


citrino

citrino (feminine citrina, masculine plural citrini, feminine plural citrine)

citrina (feminine)
citrini (masculine plural)
citrine (feminine plural)


piemontite

head

piemontite f (countable or uncountable, plural piemontiti)


dolomitico

it-adj

dolomitico (feminine dolomitica, masculine plural dolomitici, feminine plural dolomitiche)

dolomitica (feminine)
dolomitici (masculine plural)
dolomitiche (feminine plural)


niccolo

Alteration of Latin onychinus (“made of onyx”), from onyx (“onyx”).


drusa

Borrowed from French druse, from German Druse.


iaspide

Borrowed from Latin iaspidem, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις (íaspis), of possibly Phoenician origin.

ancient name of a mineral, probably chalcedony


granulometrico

granulometrico (feminine granulometrica, masculine plural granulometrici, feminine plural granulometriche)

granulometrica (feminine)
granulometrici (masculine plural)
granulometriche (feminine plural)


lumachella

→ English: lumachel


wagnerite

From Wagner + -ite, after F. M. von Wagner (1768-1851), German mining official.


ofite

(mineralogy) ophite, verd antique (lapis ophytes)


fluorvesuvianite

it-noun

fluorvesuvianite f (plural fluorvesuvianiti)


piritico

it-adj

piritico (feminine piritica, masculine plural piritici, feminine plural piritiche)

piritica (feminine)
piritici (masculine plural)
piritiche (feminine plural)


succinite

From Latin succinum (“amber”, variant of sūcinum) + -ite.

der

variant of <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">sūcinum</i>

(mineralogy) succinite (amber-coloured/colored garnet)


metacinnabarite

it-noun

metacinnabarite f (plural metacinnabariti)


essonite

From Ancient Greek ἥσσων (hḗssōn, “inferior”) + -ite.

der

(mineralogy) essonite, cinnamon stone (reddish-brown variety of garnet)


carbonatoapatite

it-noun

carbonatoapatite f (plural carbonatoapatiti)

(mineralogy) carbonated apatite (mineral found in bone)


idrossibastnaesite

idrossibastnaesite f (plural idrossibastnaesiti)


biomineralogia

biomineralogia f (plural biomineralogie)


idiocromatico

it-adj

idiocromatico (feminine idiocromatica, masculine plural idiocromatici, feminine plural idiocromatiche)

idiocromatica (feminine)
idiocromatici (masculine plural)
idiocromatiche (feminine plural)


metamittico

metamittico (feminine metamittica, masculine plural metamittici, feminine plural metamittiche)

metamittica (feminine)
metamittici (masculine plural)
metamittiche (feminine plural)


nitratina

(mineralogy) nitratine, nitre, saltpetre


allotriomorfo

allotriomorfo (feminine allotriomorfa, masculine plural allotriomorfi, feminine plural allotriomorfe)

allotriomorfa (feminine)
allotriomorfi (masculine plural)
allotriomorfe (feminine plural)


arborizzato

arborizzato (feminine arborizzata, masculine plural arborizzati, feminine plural arborizzate)

arborizzata (feminine)
arborizzati (masculine plural)
arborizzate (feminine plural)

(mineralogy) containing dendritic veins of other minerals


kallaite

(mineralogy) Alternative form of kalaite


fluorapofillite

it-noun

fluorapofillite f (plural fluorapofilliti)


giargone

desctree

→ French: jargon
→ Catalan: jargó
→ English: jargoon
→ German: Jargon
→ Greek: γιαρκόν (giarkón)
→ Russian: жарго́н (žargón)
→ Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic script: жаргон
Latin script: žargon, jargon
→ Spanish: jergón

Borrowed from Arabic زَرْقُون (zarqūn). Doublet of zircone.

a kind of colourless/colorless zircon, perfectly transparent


pietra di luna

it-noun

pietra di luna f (plural pietre di luna)


grossularia

Borrowed from translingual [Ribes] grossularia, synonym of Ribes uva-crispa, for the coloration similar to that of gooseberry.


clinopirosseno

it-noun

clinopirosseno m (plural clinopirosseni)


granato bianco

(mineralogy) an uncoloured/uncolored variety of grossular


retinasfalto

From Ancient Greek ῥητίνη (rhētínē, “resin”) + asfalto (“asphalt”).

af

(mineralogy) Synonym of retinite (“retinite”)


casciolongo

(mineralogy) cacholong (variety of opal)


diaspide

Borrowed from Latin iaspidem, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις (íaspis); influenced by diaspro.

(mineralogy, obsolete) Synonym of diaspro


pozzolanico

it-adj

pozzolanico (feminine pozzolanica, masculine plural pozzolanici, feminine plural pozzolaniche)

pozzolanica (feminine)
pozzolanici (masculine plural)
pozzolaniche (feminine plural)


psammitico

psammitico (feminine psammitica, masculine plural psammitici, feminine plural psammitiche)

psammitica (feminine)
psammitici (masculine plural)
psammitiche (feminine plural)

From psammite + -ico, from Ancient Greek ψαμμίτης (psammítēs), from ψάμμος (psámmos).


cobaltocalcite

it-noun

cobaltocalcite f (plural cobaltocalciti)


diallagio

From Ancient Greek διαλλαγή (diallagḗ, “difference”).


pseudosmeraldo

it-noun

pseudosmeraldo m (plural pseudosmeraldi)

a mineral originated by alteration of beryl