Definition for CAL'A-MIT

CAL'A-MIT, n. [L. calamus, a reed.]

A mineral, probably a variety of the Tremolite. It occurs in imperfect or rounded prismatic crystals, longitudinally striated and sometimes resembling a reed. Its structure is foliated; its lustre vitreous, and more or less shining. – Cleaveland. Werner.

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