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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Rensselaerite

/(r?ns"se-l?r-?t)/ · Rens·se·laer·ite · IPA
01 n. A soft, compact variety of talc,, being an altered pyroxene. It is often worked in a lathe into inkstands and other articles.
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    A soft, compact variety of talc,, being an altered pyroxene. It is often worked in a lathe into inkstands and other articles.(Min.)