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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Gr. [GREEK] rice straw +

-lite

: cf. F.

carpholithe

(Min.)

A fibrous mineral occurring in tufts of a straw-yellow color. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and manganese.

Noun.

[Gr. straw, and a stone.]

A mineral recently discovered. It has a fibrous structure and a yellow color.

See also: carpholite

karpholite ‎(uncountable)

(mineralogy) A fibrous mineral occurring in tufts of a straw-yellow colour. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and manganese.