amazonite

English

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)

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

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Amazonite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“amazonite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

Anagrams

anatomize

French

Noun

amazonite f (plural amazonites)

(mineralogy) amazonite

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ma.zoˈni.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ma.zoˈni.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɐ.zuˈni.tɨ/

Hyphenation: a‧ma‧zo‧ni‧te

Noun

amazonite f (plural amazonites)

European Portuguese standard spelling of amazonita