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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A native oxychlorid of lead, occurring near Matlock in Derbyshire, England, in tetragonal crystals of a yellowish color and adamantine luster.

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  • noun mineralogy A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, fluorine, and lead.

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