pectolite

English

Etymology

Noun

pectolite (plural pectolites)

  1. (mineralogy) a gray-white mineral inosilicate hydroxide of calcium and sodium that crystallizes in the triclinic system, with the chemical formula NaCa2Si3O8(OH).

Further reading
  • “Pectolite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • “pectolite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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