Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A borosilicate of iron and calcium, occurring in black or brownish-black monoclinic crystals near Brevig, Norway. It is closely allied to datolite in form and composition.

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

  • noun (Min.) A borosilicate of iron and lime, near datolite in form and composition.

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  • noun mineralogy A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing boron, calcium, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

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