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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Alum schist

/ăl'-əm shĭst/ · Al·um schist · IPA
01 A variety of shale or clay slate, containing iron pyrites, the decomposition of which leads to the formation of alum, which often effloresc…
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    A variety of shale or clay slate, containing iron pyrites, the decomposition of which leads to the formation of alum, which often effloresces on the rock.(Min.)