stilbite

[ stil-bahyt ]

noun

a white-to-brown or red zeolite mineral, a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum, occurring in sheaflike aggregates of crystals and in radiated masses.

Origin of stilbite

1805–15; <Greek stilb- (stem of stílbein to shine) + -ite¹

Words Nearby stilbite

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How to use stilbite in a sentence

stilbite, stil′bīt, n. a pearly and foliated variety of zeolite.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) | Various
Heulandite is distinguished from stilbite by its crystals and perfect solubility; from apopholite by form of crystals.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 | Various
In the cavities of such mixed rocks we often find calcedony, and crystals of mesotype, stilbite, and arragonite.
A Manual of Elementary Geology | Charles Lyell.

British Dictionary definitions for stilbite

stilbite

/ (ˈstɪlbaɪt) /

noun

a white or yellow zeolite mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sodium aluminium silicate, often in the form of sheaves of monoclinic crystals. Formula: (Na 2 Ca)Al 2 Si 7 O 18 .7H 2 O

Origin of stilbite

C19: from Greek stilbos glittering (from stilbein to shine) + -ite 1

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