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Webster 1913 Edition

Pyrosmalite

Py-ros′ma-lite

,
Noun.
[
Pyro-
+ Gr. [GREEK] odor +
-like
. ]
(Min.)
A mineral, usually of a pale brown or of a gray or grayish green color, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of iron and manganese; – so called from the odor given off before the blowpipe.

Webster 1828 Edition

Pyrosmalite

PYROSMALITE

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Noun.
A mineral of a liver brown color, or pistachio green, occurring in six sided prisms, of a lamellar structure, found in Sweden.

Definition 2024

pyrosmalite

pyrosmalite

English

Noun

pyrosmalite ‎(countable and uncountable, plural pyrosmalites)

  1. (mineralogy) A mineral, usually of a pale brown or grey-greenish colour, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of iron and manganese.

Etymology

Ancient Greek

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