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melilite

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[mel-uh-lahyt] / ˈmɛl əˌlaɪt /

noun

  1. a sorosilicate mineral group, consisting chiefly of sodium, calcium, and aluminum silicates, occurring in igneous rocks.

Etymology

Origin of melilite

1790–1800; < New Latin melilithus, equivalent to Greek méli honey + líthos -lite

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The minerals ha�yne, nosean, sodalite and melilite tend to occur with some frequency in nepheline and leucite-basalts, though rare in ordinary basalts.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various

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