cryptomorphite
Mineralogy (now disused )
noun
A cryptocrystalline mineral consisting of a hydrated sodium and calcium borate, now identified with ginorite.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John William Dawson (1820–1899), geologist and educationist.
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