Diaspore

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Diaspore \Di"a*spore\, n. [From Gr. ? a scattering; dia`
     through, asunder + ? to sow, scatter like seed: cf. F.
     diaspore.] (Min.)
     A hydrate of alumina, often occurring in white lamellar
     masses with brilliant pearly luster; -- so named on account
     of its decrepitating when heated before the blowpipe.


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