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Etymology

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From Andalusia +‎ -ite, after the erroneous belief that it was from Andalusia.

Noun

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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.

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Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Andalusite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • andalusite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Italian

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Noun

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andalusite f (invariable)

  1. (mineralogy) andalusite

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