Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A hydrous silicate of aluminium and calcium. It is found in laminated masses, and in groups of prismatic crystals. Exposed to dry air, it loses water and disintegrates. Also spelled
lomonite .
Wiktionary
- n. mineralogy A mineral, of a white color and vitreous luster, with the chemical formula CaAl2Si4O12·4H2O. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Exposed to the air, it loses water, becomes opaque, and crumbles.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Min.) A mineral, of a white color and vitreous luster. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Exposed to the air, it loses water, becomes opaque, and crumbles.
Etymologies
- Named after the discoverer François Pierre Nicholas Gillet de Laumont (1747–1834) as lomonite, renamed as laumonite in 1809 and as laumontite in 1821. + -ite (Wiktionary)
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Minerals and Mineralogy
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Panvocalic Mineral Names
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mollusque A white zeolitic mineral with a vitreous luster. In air this hydrous silicate of alumina and lime dehydrates and crumbles. Jan 21, 2008