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ser⋅i⋅cite

[ser-uh-sahyt]
–noun Mineralogy.
a fine-grained variety of muscovite produced by the alteration of feldspar.

Origin:
1850–55; < G Sericit. See seric-, -ite 1


ser⋅i⋅cit⋅ic [ser-i-sit-ik] , adjective
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