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idocrase Min.|ˈaɪdəʊkreɪs|
[a. F. idocrase (Haüy 1796), f. Gr. εἶδος form, figure + κρᾶσις mixing, mixture (see crasis).]
= vesuvianite.
1804W. Nicholson tr. Fourcroy's Chem. II. 415 The idocrase is met with among the substances ejected from volcanos. 1811Pinkerton Petral. II. 516 Several remarkable parasitic stones; such as 1. The Vesuvian of Werner, and idocrase of Hauy. 1844Alger Min. 30 Idocrase occurs crystallized, either solitary or in groups. 1879Rutley Study Rocks x. 142 Idocrase or Vesuvian is in its chemical composition closely allied to the lime-alumina garnets. |