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Wiktionary
- n. mineralogy A grey form of limestone that contains fossil shells, and reflects a fiery play of colours
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Min.) A grayish brown limestone, containing fossil shells, which reflect a beautiful play of colors. It is also called
fire marble , from its fiery reflections.
Etymologies
- Italian lumachella (Wiktionary)
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Minerals and Mineralogy
List of minerals, elements, group names and geochemistry terms encountered in the science of mineralogy. I've chosen to avoid capital letters in most examples, though a great many mineral names hon...
galkhaite, xanthoconite, pyrostilpnite, polybasite, pyrargyrite, djurleite, digenite, covellite, chalcocite, cerargirite, acanthite, aeschynite and 2608 more...
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