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Definition of selenite : 1. A salt of selenious acid.
2. A variety of gypsum, occuring in transparent crystals or crystalline masses.

Synonyms:

clay, calcite, lignite, manganese, talcum, chromite, bauxite, corundum, azurite, hornblende, kaolinite, ozocerite, asbestos, alabaster, fluorspar, fluorite, coke, silicate, silica, emery, molybdenite, garnet, fool's gold, barite, salt, graphite, feldspar, quartz, iolite, aragonite, carbon, spar, mica, lazurite, peat, pyrite, pumice, pitchblende, gypsum, mineral, brookite, lime, obsidian, cryolite, chlorite, rhodonite, coal, diatomite, boron, brimstone, pyroxene, cobalt, orthoclase, glauconite, vermiculite, sulfur, chalcedony, crystal, quicklime, magnesite

Usage examples:

• The stone called selenite forms the principal ingredient. - "Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3)", Shearjashub Spooner.