Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hydrous arseniate of calcium, occurring in small renifoim, botryoidal, and globular masses of a white or grayish color and silky luster. It is usually associated with arsenical ores of cobalt and silver.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) A hydrous arsenate of lime, usually occurring in silky fibers of a white or grayish color.
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- noun mineralogy A monoclinic-domatic
mineral containingarsenic ,calcium ,hydrogen , andoxygen .
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The mineral brushite, CaHPO_4·2H_2O, which is isomorphous with the acid arsenate pharmacolite, CaHAsO_4·2H_2O, is an acid phosphate, and assumes monoclinic forms.
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