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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A rare mineral from Caracoles, Chili, consisting of oxychlorid of lead and sulphate of sodium. It occurs in colorless orthorhombic crystals, which are hexagonal in aspect through twinning.
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- noun mineralogy A monoclinic-prismatic
mineral containingchlorine ,lead ,oxygen ,sodium , andsulfur .
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