ˈpollucite Min.
[orig. named Pollux (Breithaupt, 1846), being associated with Castor or castorite.]
Silicate of aluminium and cæsium, found in brilliant transparent colourless crystals.
| [1847 Amer. Jrnl. Sc. Ser. ii. III. 430 Pollux resembles castor in crystallographic and physical characteristics.] 1868 Dana Min. (ed. 5) 249 Pollucite. 1896 Amer. Jrnl. Sc. Ser. iv. I. 458 Pollucite is not very abundant. |