prehnite

[ prey-nahyt, pren-ahyt ]

noun
  1. a mineral, hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2, occurring in light-green reniform aggregates or tabular crystals.

Origin of prehnite

1
First recorded in 1785–95; named after Colonel Van Prehn, 18th-century Dutchman who brought it from South Africa to Europe; see -ite1

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