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willemite

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wil·lem·ite  (wl-mt)
n.
A colorless, vitreous to resinous, often fluorescent mineral, Zn2SiO4, a minor ore of zinc.
[Dutch willemit, after Willem I (1772-1843), king of the Netherlands.]
willemite [ˈwɪləˌmaɪt]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a secondary mineral consisting of zinc silicate in hexagonal crystalline form. It is white, colourless, or coloured by impurities and is found in veins of zinc ore. Formula: Zn2SiO4
[from Dutch willemit, named after Willem I of the Netherlands (1772-1834)]
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Some of the "Calendar Girls" packing bags at Sainsbury's (from left), Kim Wood, Mandy Barwick, Kate Willemite and Sarah-Jane Longbottom COLLECTING CASH "Calendar Girls" and helpers (from left), Victoria and Hamish Malcolm, Sarah Whitelaw, Paula Farmer, Rosalyn Raine and Scarlett Whittell MEMBERS of Breakthrough West Yorkshire - known as the "Calendar Girls" - and their helpers packed shopping at Sainsbury's, Shore Head, Huddersfield, to raise cash for charity.
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