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Pyrochlore
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A niobate of calcium, cerium, and other bases, occurring usually in octahedrons of a yellowish or brownish color and resinous luster; - so called from its becoming grass-green on being subjected to heat under the blowpipe.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pyrochlore'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/pyrochlore.html. 1828.