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PARAGONITE
paragonite
(noun) a colorless or pale brown mica with sodium
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
paragonite (countable and uncountable, plural paragonites)
(mineral) A mineral related to muscovite.
Source: Wiktionary
Pa*rag"o*nite, n. Etym: [From Gr. (Min.)
Definition: A kind of mica related to muscovite, but containing soda instead of potash. It is characteristic of the paragonite schist of the Alps.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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