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saponite
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saponite, n. [Sw. saponit, fr. L. sapo, -onis, soap.].
A hydrous silicate of magnesia and alumina. It occurs in soft, soapy, amorphous masses, filling veins in serpentine and cavities in trap rock. [1913 Webster]
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