n.
[L. mel, mellis, honey: cf. F. mellite.]
(Min.) A mineral of a honey color, found in brown coal, and partly the result of vegetable decomposition; honeystone. It is a mellitate of alumina.
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[L. mel, mellis, honey: cf. F. mellite.]
(Min.) A mineral of a honey color, found in brown coal, and partly the result of vegetable decomposition; honeystone. It is a mellitate of alumina.