Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mineral containing silicon, fluorin, and potassium, obtained in isometric crystals from the aqueous solution of stalactitic concretions found at the erater of Vulcano, one of the Lipari Islands.
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- noun mineralogy An isometric-hexoctahedral
mineral containingfluorine ,potassium , andsilicon .
Etymologies
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"Jasper, hematite and hieratite stones were strongly recommended for unusual sanative virtues, but the sapphire excelled as a remedy for scorpion bites."
Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing George Barton Cutten
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