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salamstone Min.|səˈlæmstəʊn|
[ad. G. salamstein (Werner).]
A blue variety of sapphire from Sri Lanka (Ceylon).
1816Jameson Min. (ed. 2) I. 32 Werner has formed a new subspecies of spinel, under the name Salamstone, which is the Indian name of that mineral. 1839Ure Dict. Arts, etc. 743 Salamstone is a variety which consists of small transparent crystals..of pale reddish and bluish colours. |