| Domain | Definition | ||
| Mining | Minerals in which a specific coloring agent is an essential constituent, e.g., copper in malachite, iron in olivine, manganese in rhodochrosite. Cf: allochromatic. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: IDIOCHROMATIC
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Idiochromatic mineral | Mining | Mineral in which the color is due to some essential constitutent of the stone, for example, malachite, peridot, and almandine. In contrast to allochromatic minerals, idiochromatic minerals have a limited range of color. See also: allochromatic mineral. (references) | |
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