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collyrite Min.|ˈkɒlɪraɪt| [mod. f. Gr. κολλύριον eye-salve, also ‘Samian earth’, a kind of fine clay: see -ite.] A hydrous silicate of alumina, ‘a clay-like mineral, white, with a glimmering lustre, greasy feel, and adhering to the tongue’ (Dana).
1826Emmons Min. 214 Collyrite or Kollyrite. 1868Dana Min. 420 Collyrite..At Hove, near Brighton, England, in fissures in the upper chalk. |