analcime basalt
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Analcime — Infobox mineral name = Analcime category = Zeolite mineral boxwidth = caption = formula = NaAlSi2O6·H2O color = White, colorless, gray, pink, greenish, yellowish habit = Typically in crystals, usually trpezohedrons, also massive to granular.… … Wikipedia
analcime — [ə nal′sīt΄ə nal′sīm΄, ə nal′sēm΄] n. 〚< Gr an , not + alkoimos, strong: so named from its weak electricity when rubbed〛 a hard, colorless or white zeolite, NaAlSi2O6·H2O, commonly found in basalts: sometimes called analcite [ə nal′sīt΄] * * *… … Universalium
basalt — basaltic, basaltine /beuh sawl tin, tuyn/, adj. /beuh sawlt , bas awlt, bay sawlt/, n. the dark, dense igneous rock of a lava flow or minor intrusion, composed essentially of labradorite and pyroxene and often displaying a columnar structure.… … Universalium
analcitite — səˌtīt noun ( s) Etymology: analcite + ite : olivine free analcime basalt called also analcimite … Useful english dictionary
Theralite — (from Greek to pursue ) is, in petrology, a group of plutonic holocrystalline rocks consisting of nepheline, basic plagioclase, augite and olivine, and so called because of its rare occurrence. Its discovery was looked forward to with interest as … Wikipedia
Minas Basin — The Minas Basin is an inlet of the Bay of Fundy and a sub basin of the Fundy Basin located in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is known for its extremely high tides. A view of the Southern Bight of the Minas Basin from The Lookoff … Wikipedia
Needle zeolite — Zeolite e o*lite, n. [Gr. ? to boil + lite: cf. F. z[ e]olithe.] (Min.) A term now used to designate any one of a family of minerals, hydrous silicates of alumina, with lime, soda, potash, or rarely baryta. Here are included natrolite, stilbite … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Zeolite — e o*lite, n. [Gr. ? to boil + lite: cf. F. z[ e]olithe.] (Min.) A term now used to designate any one of a family of minerals, hydrous silicates of alumina, with lime, soda, potash, or rarely baryta. Here are included natrolite, stilbite,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Zeolite — Zeolites (Greek, zein , to boil ; lithos , a stone ) are hydrated aluminosilicate minerals and have a micro porous structure. The term was originally coined in the 18th century by a Swedish mineralogist named Axel Fredrik Cronstedt who observed,… … Wikipedia
Xenotime — Infobox mineral name = Xenotime boxwidth = caption = Xenotime from the Poços de Caldas alkaline massif, Brazil formula = YPO4 color = Brown, brownish yellow, gray habit = Prismatic, aggregate, granular system = Tetragonal cleavage = Perfect, two… … Wikipedia
