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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 nephelite
 霞石

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Neph·e·line Neph·e·lite, n.  Min. A mineral occuring at Vesuvius, in glassy hexagonal crystals; also elsewhere, in grayish or greenish masses having a greasy luster, as the variety elaeolite.  It is a silicate of aluminia, soda, and potash.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 nephelite
      n : a whitish mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate or
          potassium aluminum silicate in crystalline form; used in
          the manufacture of ceramics and enamels [syn: nepheline]