macle

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(mak′əl)

noun

a twin crystal, as of a diamond

Origin: Fr < OFr mascle, prob. < ODu maske, mesh

See macle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Chiastolite.
  2. A twinned crystal.
  3. A dark spot or discoloration in a mineral.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French, lozenge

Origin: , from Latin macula, mesh

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