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  1. A zinc mineral. When referring to
  2. skin-soothing lotions and ointments, calamine
  3. means a pink powder of zinc oxide and 0.5%
  4. iron (II) oxide, used in treating eczema,
  5. measles rash, and insect bites or stings. In
  6. UK terminology it refers to zinc carbonate
  7. (ZnCO3), in the USA to zinc silicate
  8. (Zn4Si2O7(OH)2).
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