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A mineral, the hydrous silicate of zinc.
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- n. A mineral, the hydrous silicate of zinc.
- n. a white mineral; a common ore of zinc
- A mineral, the hydrous silicate of zinc. Note: The name was formerly applied to both the carbonate and silicate of zinc each of which is valuabic as an ore; but it is now usually restricted to the latter, the former being called smithsonite.
- n:100 n a white mineral; a common ore of zinc