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- noun In mineralogy, a variety of amphibole or hornblende, containing a small percentage of manganese, found in Sweden.
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- noun mineralogy A basic
silicate mineral ofsodium ,potassium ,magnesium ,manganese , andcalcium belonging to theamphibole group
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