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Vesuvianite vs Xanthite - What's the difference?

vesuvianite | xanthite |

As nouns the difference between vesuvianite and xanthite

is that vesuvianite is a yellow, green or brown mineral, a mixed calcium, magnesium and aluminium silicate sometimes used as a gemstone while xanthite is a variety of vesuvianite found in limestone near Amity, New York.

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

    xanthite

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A variety of vesuvianite found in limestone near Amity, New York.

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