phillipsite

[fil-ip-sahyt]

noun

1. a zeolite mineral, similar to stilbite but with potassium replacing some of the calcium.

Word History and Origins

Origin of phillipsite¹

1815–25; named after J. W. Phillips (1775–1828), English mineralogist; -ite ¹

Example Sentences

The tests revealed a rare chemical reaction, with aluminous tobermorite crystals growing out of another mineral called phillipsite.

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This new study says the scientists found significant amounts of tobermorite growing through the fabric of the concrete, with a related, porous mineral called phillipsite.

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Over time, seawater that seeped through the concrete dissolved the volcanic crystals and glasses, with aluminous tobermorite and phillipsite crystallising in their place.

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The researchers found a silicate mineral called phillipsite, which is common in volcanic rocks, with crystals of aluminium tobermorite growing from it.

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But the researchers found that when seawater percolates through a cement matrix, it reacts with volcanic ash and crystals to form Al-tobermorite and a porous mineral called phillipsite, they write today in American Mineralogist.

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