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A rare mineral that is an important source of cesium
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pollucite
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n. (context mineralogy English) A colorless transparent mineral of the zeolite family consisting of hydrous cesium aluminum silicate and occurring massive or crystallizing in cubes.
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Pollucite \Pol"lu*cite\, n. [See Pollux , and 4th Castor .] (Min.) A colorless transparent mineral, resembling quartz, occurring with castor or castorite on the island of Elba. It is a silicate of alumina and c[ae]sia. Called also pollux .
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n. a rare mineral that is an important source of cesium
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Pollucite is a zeolite mineral with the formula ( Cs , Na ) Al Si O ยท2 HO with iron , calcium , rubidium and potassium as common substituting elements. It is important as a significant ore of caesium and sometimes rubidium . It forms a solid solution series ...
Usage examples of pollucite.
Then came the time he came across something remotely promising, a tiny asteroid that held swirls of lepidolite and pollucite and spodumene and half a dozen other interesting ores.