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lepidomelane
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lepidomelane, n. [Gr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale + me`las, me`laina, black.].
An iron-potash mica, of a raven-black color, usually found in granitic rocks in small six-sided tables, or as an aggregation of minute opaque scales. See Mica. [1913 Webster]
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