amazonite

English

Crystal of Amazonite

Etymology

From Amazon +‎ -ite; the gem does not actually come from the Amazon, but it was confused with an unrelated green stone that does.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæm.ə.zəˌnaɪt/

Noun

amazonite (countable and uncountable, plural amazonites)

1. A gem variety of microcline feldspar, varying from bright verdigris green to a bluish green.

Derived terms

• amazonitic

Translations

gem

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 天河石 (zh) (Tiānhéshí)

• Finnish: amatsoniitti
• French: amazonite (fr) f
• German: Amazonit (de) m
• Italian: amazzonite f
• Japanese: 天河石 (Tengaseki), アマゾナイト (Amazonaito)
• Polish: amazonit (pl) m
• Portuguese: amazonita f (Brazil), amazonite f (Portugal)
• Russian: амазони́т (ru) m (amazonít)
• Spanish: amazonita f
• Turkish: amazonit

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Amazonite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “amazonite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.

Anagrams

• anatomize

French

Noun

amazonite f (plural amazonites)

1. (mineralogy) amazonite

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ma.zoˈni.t͡ʃi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɐ.zuˈni.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: a‧ma‧zo‧ni‧te

Noun

amazonite f (plural amazonites)

1. European Portuguese standard spelling of amazonita

Further reading

• “amazonite”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026