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meionite

American  
[mahy-uh-nahyt] / ˈmaɪ əˌnaɪt /

noun

Mineralogy.

  1. a member of the scapolite group, rich in calcium and containing no sodium.

Etymology

Origin of meionite

1800–10; < Greek meíōn less + -ite 1; compare French méionite

Example Sentences

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Nepheline, leucite, idocrase, and meionite have not yet been seen at the peak of Teneriffe; for a reddish-grey lava, which we found on the slope of Monte Verde, and which contains small microscopic crystals, appears to me to be a close mixture of basalt and analcime.*

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