Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A mineral of an apple-green color, fat and unctuous to the touch, tender, and not fusible by the blowpipe. It is a hydrous silicate containing some nickel.

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

  • noun (Min.) An apple-green mineral having a greasy feel. It is a hydrous silicate of nickel, magnesia, aluminia, and iron.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun mineralogy A hexagonal mineral containing hydrogen, nickel, oxygen, and silicon.

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