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ASHORE |
Soft mineral |
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GYPSUM |
Soft mineral |
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CIMOLITE |
A soft, earthy, clayey mineral, of whitish or grayish
color. |
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HALLOYSITE |
A claylike mineral, occurring in soft, smooth,
amorphous masses, of a whitish color. |
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MOLYBDENITE |
A mineral occurring in soft, lead-gray, foliated
masses or scales, resembling graphite; sulphide of molybdenum. |
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SOFT |
Not tinged with mineral salts; adapted to decompose
soap; as, soft water is the best for washing. |
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ELATERITE |
A mineral resin, of a blackish brown color, occurring in
soft, flexible masses; -- called also mineral caoutchouc, and elastic
bitumen. |
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TALC |
A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or
grayish color, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is hydrous
silicate of magne... |
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PYROLUSITE |
...dark
steel-gray color and metallic luster, usually soft. Pyrolusite parts
with its oxygen at a red heat, and is extensively used in discharging
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MEERSCHAUM |
A fine white claylike mineral, soft, and light enough
when in dry masses to float in water. It is a hydrous silicate of
magnesia, and is obtain... |
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TIN |
An elementary substance found as an oxide in the mineral
cassiterite, and reduced as a soft white crystalline metal, malleable
at ordinary temp... |
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CARBON |
...n is
graphite, or blacklead, and in this it is soft, and occurs in hexagonal
prisms or tables. When united with oxygen it forms carbon dioxide,
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