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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
amazonite
 
SYLLABICATION:am·a·zon·ite
PRONUNCIATION:  m-z-nt
NOUN: A green variety of microcline, often used as a semiprecious stone. Also called amazon stone.
ETYMOLOGY:After the Amazon (River).
 
 
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