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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

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various

Herschelite and seebachite are essentially the same as phacolite.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various

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