datolite
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of datolite
1800–10; < German Datolith, equivalent to Greek dat ( eîsthai ) to divide, share out + -o- + German -lith; see -lite
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The color was about right, and he knew datolite was found in igneous rocks of volcanic origin.
From The Flaming Mountain by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin
It occurs in nature also in boracite, datolite, tourmaline, and some other minerals.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
Certain pseudomorphs of chalcedony after datolite, from Haytor in Devonshire, have received the name of “haytorite.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
Large crystals of datolite completely altered to chalcedony were formerly found with magnetite in the Haytor iron mine on Dartmoor in Devonshire; to these pseudomorphs the name haytorite has been applied.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
A variety of datolite, usually having a botryoidal structure.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
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