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microlite
[ mahy-kruh-lahyt ]
noun
, Mineralogy.
- any microscopic crystal.
- a mineral, principally calcium pyrotantalate, Ca 2 Ta 2 O 7 , usually including niobium, fluorine, and other impurities, occurring in cubic crystals.
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