tanzanite
English
Etymology
Tanzania + -ite
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtænzəˌnaɪt/
Audio (UK) (file)
Noun
tanzanite (countable and uncountable, plural tanzanites)
- A trichroic violet-blue variety of the mineral zoisite mined in Tanzania, used as a gemstone.
- 2012 March 1, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 128:
- Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.
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Synonyms
- blue zoisite, vanadium zoisite, pleochroic zoisite
Hypernyms
- zoisite
Translations
gemstone mined in Tanzania
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Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Tanzanite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “tanzanite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.
French
Etymology
Tanzanie + -ite
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɑ̃.za.nit/
Audio (Paris) (file)
Noun
tanzanite f (plural tanzanites)
- tanzanite
Italian
Etymology
From Tanzania + -ite.
Noun
tanzanite f (plural tanzaniti)
- (mineralogy) tanzanite
Anagrams
- attinenza