Glauconite

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Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun Glauconite has 1 sense

glauconite(n = noun.substance) Array - a green mineral consisting of hydrated silicate of potassium or iron or magnesium or aluminum; found in greensand; Array

is a kind of

mineral

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CIDE DICTIONARY

Glauconite, n. [Cf. F. glauconite, glauconie, fr. L. glaucus. See Glaucous.].

The green mineral characteristic of the greensand of the chalk and other formations. It is a hydrous silicate of iron and potash. See Greensand. [1913 Webster]

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