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Macle

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ma⋅cle

  [mak-uhl]
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–noun Mineralogy.
1. chiastolite.
2. a twinned crystal.
Origin:
1720–30; < F < L macula. See macula
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mac·le   (māk'əl)   
n.  

  1. Chiastolite.

  2. A twinned crystal.

  3. A dark spot or discoloration in a mineral.


[French, from Old French, lozenge, from Latin macula, mesh.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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