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idrialite
An orthorhombic hydrocarbon mineral, 4(C22H14) ; soft; greenish yellow to light brown with bluish fluorescence; mixed with clay, pyrite, and gypsum associated with cinnabar in the Idria region, Yugoslavia. Its combustibility gave rise to the term "inflammable cinnabar."
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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