WOLLASTONITES

Noun

wollastonites

plural of wollastonite

Source: Wiktionary


WOLLASTONITE

Wol"las*ton*ite, n. Etym: [After Dr. W. H. Wollaston, an English chemist, who died in 1828.] (Min.)

Definition: A silicate of lime of a white to gray, red, or yellow color, occurring generally in cleavable masses, rarely in tabular crystals; tabular spar.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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