calamine

noun

Elementary

Synonym of smithsonite, a pink form of zinc oxide (mainly zinc carbonate ZnCO₃) formed as a byproduct of zinc sublimation, now used in skin lotions.

Synonym of hemimorphite, an orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing zinc.

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calaminaris hemimorphite lapis calaminaris smithsonite

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zinc spar

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