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sapphirine

sapp·hi·rine

uncommon
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

made of or resembling sapphire

noun

1.

a rare light blue or green mineral; consists of aluminum and magnesium silicate and occurs as small grains in some metamorphic rocks

Origin

From sapphire + -ine.

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