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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A basic hydrated magnesium carbonate occurring in spherical forms with radiated structure: found at the asbestos-mines of Val Lanterna, Italy.
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- noun mineralogy A
hydrated magnesium carbonate mineral that forms white silkymonoclinic prismatic crystals .
Etymologies
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Ettore Artini (1866-1928), Italian mineralogist, + -ite.
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