Dictionary - Definition of IOLITE


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A silicate of alumina, iron, and magnesia, having a bright blue color and vitreous luster; cordierite. It is remarkable for its dichroism, and is also called dichroite.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"Iolite" is a common misspelling or typo for: ixolite.

Date "Iolite" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1388. (references)

Etymology:Iolite \I"o*lite\, noun. [Greek expression violet -lite.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: IOLITE

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] A mineral of a violet blue color, with a shade of purple or black, called also dichroit and cordierite. It occurs in regular six-sided prisms. Its varieties are peliom and steinheilite. [Note. By the regular principles of pronouncing the Greek iota and the Shemitic jod, this word ought to be pronounced yolite.]. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Mining	1: A bluish or violet, crystalline mineral, a silicate of aluminum, iron and magnesium; cordierite: it is used as a gem. Source: European Union. (references)
	2: See: cordierite. (references)
Wiktionary	[Noun] (gemology) An alternate name for cordierite. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A silicate of alumina, iron, and magnesia, having a bright blue color and vitreous luster; cordierite. It is remarkable for its dichroism, and is also called dichroite.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"IOLITE" is a common misspelling or typo for: ixolite.

Date "IOLITE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1388. (references)

Etymology:Iolite \I"o*lite\, noun. [Greek expression violet -lite.]. (references)

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] A mineral of a violet blue color, with a shade of purple or black, called also dichroit and cordierite. It occurs in regular six-sided prisms. Its varieties are peliom and steinheilite. [Note. By the regular principles of pronouncing the Greek iota and the Shemitic jod, this word ought to be pronounced yolite.]. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Mining	1: A bluish or violet, crystalline mineral, a silicate of aluminum, iron and magnesium; cordierite: it is used as a gem. Source: European Union. (references)
	2: See: cordierite. (references)
Wiktionary	[Noun] (gemology) An alternate name for cordierite. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top