Py*ros"ma*lite (?), n. [Pyro- + Gr. odor + -like. ] Min.

A mineral, usually of a pale brown or of a gray or grayish green color, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of iron and manganese; -- so called from the odor given off before the blowpipe.

 

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