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- noun A hydrous carbonate of magnesium occurring in stalactitic forms in a coalmine at Lansford in Pennsylvania.
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- noun mineralogy A soft
monoclinic hydrated magnesium carbonate mineral .
Etymologies
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Lansford + -ite, after the place in Pennsylvania where it was discovered.
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