euclase

American

[yoo-kleys, -kleyz] / ˈyu kleɪs, -kleɪz /

noun

a rare green or blue mineral, beryllium aluminum silicate, BeAlSiO 4 (OH), occurring in prismatic crystals.

Etymology

Origin of euclase

From French, dating back to 1795–1805; eu-, -clase

Example Sentences

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It never occurs naturally in the free state, but is always combined, usually with silica or alumina, or both; as in the minerals phenacite, chrysoberyl, beryl or emerald, euclase, and danalite.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section F, G and H by Project Gutenberg

Some other minerals in which it occurs are phenakite, euclase, and chrysoberyl.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius

Ha�y the name euclase, from the Greek εὖ, easily, and κλάσις, fracture.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various

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