calamin, calamine (kalam in)

mine = Sp. calamina = MHG. kalemine, G. kal mei, now galmei, tryoidal surface, and also ma ive; the color varies from white to pale green, blue, or yellow. It is often a ociated with zinc carbonate, sometimes with smithsonite (also called calamin ), in calcareous rocks. It is used as a pigment in ceramic painting, producing a brilliant green color in glazed pottery.