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TALC |
White mineral |
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CHALK |
White mineral |
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FICTTELITE |
A white crystallized mineral resin from the
Fichtelgebirge, Bavaria. |
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DOMEYKITE |
A massive mineral of tin-white or steel-gray color, an
arsenide of copper. |
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BRUSHITE |
A white or gray crystalline mineral consisting of the
acid phosphate of calcium. |
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COBALTITE |
A mineral of a nearly silver-white color, composed of
arsenic, sulphur, and cobalt. |
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BISMUTHYL |
Hydrous carbonate of bismuth, an earthy mineral of a
dull white or yellowish color. |
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THENARDITE |
Anhydrous sodium sulphate, a mineral of a white or
brown color and vitreous luster. |
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GAYLUSSITE |
A yellowish white, translucent mineral, consisting of
the carbonates of lime and soda, with water. |
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BRUCITE |
A white, pearly mineral, occurring thin and foliated, like
talc, and also fibrous; a native magnesium hydrate. |
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ULEXITE |
A mineral occurring in white rounded crystalline masses.
It is a hydrous borate of lime and soda. |
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GLAUCODOT |
A metallic mineral having a grayish tin-white color, and
containing cobalt and iron, with sulphur and arsenic. |
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EDINGTONITE |
A grayish white zeolitic mineral, in tetragonal
crystals. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and baryta. |
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SCHEELITE |
Calcium tungstate, a mineral of a white or pale
yellowish color and of the tetragonal system of crystallization. |
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SKUTTERUDITE |
A mineral of a bright metallic luster and tin-white
to pale lead-gray color. It consists of arsenic and cobalt. |
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SMALTITE |
A tin-white or gray mineral of metallic luster. It is an
arsenide of cobalt, nickel, and iron. Called also speiskobalt. |
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LEUCOPYRITE |
A mineral of a color between white and steel-gray,
with a metallic luster, and consisting chiefly of arsenic and iron. |
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PYROPHYLLITE |
A mineral, usually of a white or greenish color and
pearly luster, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of alumina. |
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YTTRO-CERITE |
A mineral of a violet-blue color, inclining to gray
and white. It is a hydrous fluoride of cerium, yttrium, and calcium. |
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CERUSSITE |
Native lead carbonate; a mineral occurring in colorless,
white, or yellowish transparent crystals, with an adamantine, also
massive and compact. |
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SCAPOLITE |
A grayish white mineral occuring in tetragonal crystals
and in cleavable masses. It is essentially a silicate of alumina and
soda. |
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COQUIMBITE |
A mineral consisting principally of sulphate of iron;
white copperas; -- so called because found in the province of Coquimbo,
Chili. |
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ARSENOPYRITE |
A mineral of a tin-white color and metallic luster,
containing arsenic, sulphur, and iron; -- also called arsenical pyrites
and mispickel. |
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LANARKITE |
A mineral consisting of sulphate of lead, occurring
either massive or in long slender prisms, of a greenish white or gray
color. |
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BREWSTERITE |
A rare zeolitic mineral occurring in white monoclinic
crystals with pearly luster. It is a hydrous silicate of aluminia,
baryta, and strontia. |