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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
DIASPORE, n. [Gr., to disperse.] A mineral occurring in lamellar concretions, of a pearly gray color, and infusible. A small fragment, placed in the flame of a candle, almost instantly decrepitates, and is dispersed; whence its name. It is a mineral little known.
Merriam Webster's
noun Etymology: French, from Greek diaspora Date: 1805 a mineral consisting of aluminum hydrogen oxide
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Diaspore Di"a*spore, n. [From Gr. ? a scattering; dia` through, asunder + ? to sow, scatter like seed: cf. F. diaspore.] (Min.) A hydrate of alumina, often occurring in white lamellar masses with brilliant pearly luster; -- so named on account of its decrepitating when heated before the blowpipe.
