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celadonite

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cel·a·don·ite  (sl-dn-t)
n.
A soft mica having a green hue and a high iron content.
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The original ash color from the volcanoes is tan; the other colors come from minerals in the various deposits - red from iron oxides, blue from celadonite, yellow from zeolite - with some of the colored layers becoming shifted or combined through millions of years of erosion.
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