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phacolite

American  
[fak-uh-lahyt] / ˈfæk əˌlaɪt /

noun

Mineralogy.

  1. a colorless variety of chabazite.

Etymology

Origin of phacolite

1835–45; < Greek phakó ( s ) lentil plant + -lite

Example Sentences

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Besides phacolite, mentioned above, other varieties of chabazite are distinguished.

From Project Gutenberg

Herschelite and seebachite are essentially the same as phacolite.

From Project Gutenberg

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