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CAIRNGORM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A smoky yellow or brown quartz
Synonyms:
cairngorm; smoky quartz
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cairngorm" is a kind of...):
quartz (a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities)