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| mac·le [ mák'l ] (plural mac·les) |
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1. minerals
Same as chiastolite
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2. twinned crystal: a crystal that is composed of two mirror-image crystals sharing a common plane twinned
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3. discolored spot in crystal: a discolored spot within a crystal
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| [Early 19th century. Via French< Latin macula "spot, mesh"] |
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