POR'CELLANITE, noun A silicious mineral, a species of jasper, of various colors. It seems to be formed accidentally in coal mines which have indurated and semi-vitrified beds of coal-shale or slate-clay. It is sometimes marked with vegetable impressions of a brick red color.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.