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tachhydrite
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tachhydrite, n. [Gr. tachy`s quick + "y`dwr water. So named from its ready deliquescence.].
A hydrous chloride of calcium and magnesium occurring in yellowish masses which rapidly deliquesce upon exposure. It is found in the salt mines at Stassfurt . [1913 Webster]
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