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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The local name in Derbyshire, England, of a blue variety of fluorspar.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A name given to fluor spar in Derbyshire, where it is used for ornamental purposes.

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  • See cand.

    April 18, 2011