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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In mineralogy, a silicate related to nephelite, but peculiar in containing carbon dioxid.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Min.) A mineral occurring in hexagonal crystals, also massive, generally of a yellow color, containing silica, alumina, lime, soda, and carbon dioxide.

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  • noun mineralogy Any of a family of feldspathoid minerals that are mixed carbonates and aluminosilicates of sodium and calcium.

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