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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A native potassium sulphate found on Mount Vesuvius in delicate crystallizations. Also called
aphthalose and Vesuvius-salt.
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- noun mineralogy A
saline evaporite consisting of mixedpotassium andsodium sulphates ; also found in thefumaroles ofvolcanos .
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