CRYOLITE, noun [Gr., cold, and stone, ice-stone.] A fluate of soda and alumin, found in Greenland, of a pale grayish white, snow white, or yellowish brown. It occurs in masses of a foliated structure. It has a glistening, vitreous luster.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.