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glaucophane

[ glaw-kuh-feyn ]

noun

  1. a sodium-rich monoclinic mineral of the amphibole family, usually metamorphic.


glaucophane

/ gloukə-fān′ /

  1. A blue to grayish-blue or bluish-black monoclinic mineral of the amphibole group. Glaucophane occurs as fibrous prisms in schists (especially blueschists) formed by the regional metamorphism of sodium-rich rocks. Chemical formula: Na 2 (Mg,Fe) 3 Al 2 Si 8 O 22 (OH) 2 .


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Word History and Origins

Origin of glaucophane1

First recorded in 1840–50; glauco- + -phane ( def )
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Example Sentences

Glaucophane-eclogites have been met with in Italy and the Pennine Alps.

Other minerals which have been found in eclogites are bronzite, olivine and glaucophane.

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