cummingtonite

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noun

A mineral, otherwise known as magnesium iron silicate hydroxide.

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β€œAnd cummingtonite is actually a mineral, not a rock. Although that doesn’t explain why the cracks in mineral rocks are called cleavage.” Johanna Edwards; How to Be Cool; Berkley Books; 2007.
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