Definitions

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  • noun mineralogy A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and sulfur.

Etymologies

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Examples

  • His hairless head and long hands looked like they might have been hacked from a block of Mercurian tuscanite and left to weather for a few million years in the sun's glare.

    The Universe — or Nothing Meyer Moldeven

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