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(kl"mn or -mn), n.[F. calamine, LL. calamina, fr. L. Cadmia. See Cadmia.] (Min.) A mineral, the hydrous silicate of zinc. The name was formerly applied to both the carbonate and silicate of zinc each of which is valuabic as an ore; but it is now usually restricted to the latter, the former being called smithsonite. スポンサード リンク
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