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| has gloss | (noun) a dark-colored spinel containing iron pleonaste, Ceylonite |
| has gloss | eng: Ceylonite (first cited 1793) and Pleonaste (first cited 1801) are dingy blue or grey to black varieties of spinel. Ceylonite, apparently named for the island of Ceylon (where it is not known to occur), is a ferroan spinel with Mg:Fe from 3:1 and 1:1, and little or no ferric iron. Pleonaste is named from the Greek for abundant, for its many crystal forms. |
| lexicalization | eng: Ceylonite |
| lexicalization | eng: pleonaste |
| subclass of | (noun) a hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum; occurs in various colors that are used as gemstones spinel |
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| lexicalization | cat: pleonast |
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| lexicalization | deu: Pleonast |
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| similar | e/Ceylonite |
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| media:img | Pleonaste.jpg |
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