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The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Macle

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Edition of 1920. See also Chiastolite on Wikipedia, and the disclaimer.

MACLE, măk'l, in mineralogy, a variety of andalusite, occurring in long, tapering crystals in clay-slate. They have the axes and angles of a different color from the rest of the crystals, owing to a regular arrangement of impurities in the interior.