analcime
- a variation of analcite.
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The pores of the lava are sometimes coated, or entirely filled with carbonate of lime, and with a zeolite resembling analcime, which has been called cyclopite.
From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
Fine crystals of analcime are sometimes met with in the basalts of the Cyclops Islands.
From Etna A History of the Mountain and of its Eruptions by Rodwell, G. F.
A family of simple minerals, including stilbite, mesotype, analcime, and some others, usually found in the trap or volcanic rocks.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
But the most extraordinary phenomenon is the appearance in the shale of numerous crystals of analcime and garnet, which are distinctly confined to those portions of the rock affected by the dike.
From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
