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Lepidomelane

Lepˊi-dom′e-lane

(lĕpˊĭ-dŏm′ē̍-lān)

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Noun.

[Gr.

λεπίσ

-ίδος

, a scale +

μέλας

,

μέλαινα

, black.]

(Min.)

An iron-potash mica, of a raven-black color, usually found in granitic rocks in small six-sided tables, or as an aggregation of minute opaque scales. See

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