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pollucite

pol·lu·cite [ pə l st, póllyə st ]


noun 
Definition:
 
colorless mineral found in granite: a rare colorless feldspathoid mineral that contains cesium

[Mid-19th century. Alteration of pollux, its earlier name, from its association with the mineral castor2 (in allusion to Castor and Pollux)]
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