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Answer for the clue "Mineral in healing crystals ", 7 letters:
zincite

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context mineralogy English) A yellow, orange or dark-red mineral form of zinc oxide, often also containing small amounts of manganese, with a chemical formula (zinc,manganese 2+ )oxygen, an important ore of zinc.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Zincite is the mineral form of zinc oxide ( Zn O ). Its crystal form is rare in nature; a notable exception to this is at the Franklin and Sterling Hill Mines in New Jersey , an area also famed for its many fluorescent minerals. It has a hexagonal crystal ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Zincite \Zinc"ite\, n. (Min.) Native zinc oxide; a brittle, translucent mineral, of an orange-red color; -- called also red zinc ore , and red oxide of zinc .