microlite

microlite
/muy"kreuh luyt'/, n. Mineral.
1. any microscopic crystal.
2. a mineral, principally calcium pyrotantalate, Ca2Ta2O7, usually including niobium, fluorine, and other impurities, occurring in cubic crystals.
[1825-35; MICRO- + -LITE]

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