stilbite
[stil-bahyt]
- a white-to-brown or red zeolite mineral, a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum, occurring in sheaflike aggregates of crystals and in radiated masses.
Origin of stilbite
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In the cavities of such mixed rocks we often find calcedony, and crystals of mesotype, stilbite, and arragonite.
A Manual of Elementary GeologyCharles Lyell.
Heulandite is distinguished from stilbite by its crystals and perfect solubility; from apopholite by form of crystals.
Stilbite, stil′bīt, n. a pearly and foliated variety of zeolite.
stilbite
- a white or yellow zeolite mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sodium aluminium silicate, often in the form of sheaves of monoclinic crystals. Formula: (Na 2 Ca)Al 2 Si 7 O 18 .7H 2 O
Word Origin
C19: from Greek stilbos glittering (from stilbein to shine) + -ite 1
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