Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Periclase \Per"i*clase\, Periclasite \Per`i*cla"site\, n. [Pref.
   peri- + Gr. ? to break.] (Min.)
   A grayish or dark green mineral, consisting essentially of
   magnesia (magnesium oxide), occurring in granular forms or in
   isometric crystals.