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rock crystal
(rock crys|tal)
noun
[
mass noun
]
transparent quartz, typically in the form of colourless hexagonal crystals:
a piece of rock crystal
[
as modifier
]
:
a rock crystal ball
[
count noun
]
:
Scottish beachcombers can expect rock crystals and cairngorms
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