violann.
/ˈvʌɪələn/ Mineralogy.
(See quots.)
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the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > epidote group > [noun] > epidote
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the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > amphibole (double chain) > [noun] > glaucophane
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society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > string player > [noun] > violin-player
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violin-player1797
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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > bowable instrument > [noun] > violin
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1850 D. T. Ansted Elem. Course Geol. §407 Pistacite,..Violane, Withamite, are either synonyms or varieties of Epidote.
1857 J. D. Dana Min. (1862) 182 Violan is a dark violet-blue mineral, resembling glaucophane.
1868 H. Watts Dict. Chem. V. 1000 Violan, a silicate of aluminium, calcium, magnesium, and sodium... It occurs massive, and in indistinct, elongated, granular concretions.
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