stilbite

English

Etymology

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Noun

stilbite (countable and uncountable, plural stilbites)

  1. (mineralogy) A tectosilicate zeolite mineral consisting of hydrated calcium aluminium silicate, common in volcanic rocks.

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