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noun
A grey inosilicate mineral, mostly calcium silicate, CaSiO3, found deposited in limestone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
a white or greyish mineral typically found in metamorphic limestone; a silicate of calcium
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: mineral
History
From Wollaston + -ite, after William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist and physicist.
Across languages
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