u|lex|ite

u|lex|ite
u|lex|ite «YOO lehk syt», noun.
a mineral, a hydrous sodium and calcium borate, occurring in loose, rounded masses of white, needle-shaped crystals that transmit light from one end to the other without being transparent.
[< G. L. Ulex, a German chemist of the 1800's + -ite1]

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