STAUROLITES
Noun
staurolites
plural of staurolite
Source: Wiktionary
STAUROLITE
Stau"ro*lite, n. Etym: [Gr. -lite.] (Min.)
Definition: A mineral of a brown to black color occurring in prismatic crystals, often twinned so as to form groups resembling a cross. It is a silicate of aluminia and iron, and is generally found imbedded in mica schist. Called also granatite, and grenatite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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