Eudialyte

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

  Eudialyte \Eu*di"a*lyte\, n. [Gr. e'y^ well, easily + ? to
     dissolve. So called because easily dissolvable in acids.]
     (Min.)
     A mineral of a brownish red color and vitreous luster,
     consisting chiefly of the silicates of iron, zirconia, and
     lime.


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