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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A mineral that is present in a minor amount in rocks and is not considered an essential constituent of the rock.
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- noun mineralogy any mineral that is present in small amounts in a
rock , but is not considered to be characteristic of the rock
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