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Meaning of PARAGONITE

Pronunciation:  pu'ragu`nIt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a colorless or pale brown mica with sodium
 
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 See Also: isinglass, mica

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pa*rag"o*nite\, n. [From Gr. ?, p. pr. of ? to
mislead.] (Min.)
A kind of mica related to muscovite, but containing soda
instead of potash. It is characteristic of the paragonite
schist of the Alps.
 

 

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