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Californite vs Vesuvianite - What's the difference?

californite | vesuvianite |

As nouns the difference between californite and vesuvianite

is that californite is a green vesuvianite found in California, resembling jade and used as a gemstone while vesuvianite is a yellow, green or brown mineral, a mixed calcium, magnesium and aluminium silicate sometimes used as a gemstone.

californite

English

(wikipedia californite)

Noun

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  • (mineral) A green vesuvianite found in California, resembling jade and used as a gemstone.

    • Synonyms

    * vesuvianite jade * vesuvian jade

    References

    * Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989. * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary , 1987-1996.

    vesuvianite

    English

    Noun

  • (mineralogy) A yellow, green or brown mineral, a mixed calcium, magnesium and aluminium silicate sometimes used as a gemstone.

    • Synonyms

    *idocrase

    See also

    *californite