Pollucite

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as pollux, 3.
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  • noun. A colorless transparent mineral, resembling quartz, occurring with castor or castorite on the island of Elba. It is a silicate of alumina and cæsia. Called also pollux.
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  • noun. A colorless transparent mineral of the zeolite family consisting of hydrous cesium aluminum silicate and occurring massive or crystallizing in cubes.
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  • noun. a rare mineral that is an important source of cesium
    • Word Usage
    "Most cesium is retrieved from the mineral pollucite."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    mineral  
    variant
    Pollux  
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