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pollucite


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pollucite  \Pol"lu*cite\,  n.  [See  {Pollux},  and  4th  {Castor}.] 
  (Min.) 
  A  colorless  transparent  mineral,  resembling  quartz,  occurring 
  with  castor  or  castorite  on  the  island  of  Elba.  It  is  a 
  silicate  of  alumina  and  c[ae]sia.  Called  also  {pollux}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pollucite 
  n  :  a  rare  mineral  that  is  an  important  source  of  cesium 




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