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pyrosmalite
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pyrosmalite, n. [Pyro- + Gr. odor + -like. ].
A mineral, usually of a pale brown or of a gray or grayish green color, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of iron and manganese; -- so called from the odor given off before the blowpipe. [1913 Webster]
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