mal·la·drite | \ məˈläˌdrīt, ˈmaləˌd- \
plural -s
Definition of malladrite
: a sodium fluosilicate Na2SiF6 occurring in minute hexagonal crystals in fumaroles in the crater of Vesuvius near Naples in Italy
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