mesolite

American

[mez-uh-lahyt, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-] / ˈmɛz əˌlaɪt, ˈmɛs-, ˈmi zə-, -sə- /

noun

a mineral variety of the zeolite group, intermediate in chemical composition between natrolite and scolecite.

Etymology

Origin of mesolite

First recorded in 1815–25; meso- + -lite

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He also made many experiments with the tourmaline when cut into thin slices, and reduced to the finest powder, in which state each particle preserved its pyro-electricity; and he showed that scolezite and mesolite, even when deprived of their water of crystallization and reduced to powder, retain their property of becoming electrical by heat.

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