Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A mineral found in Ireland, the Faroe Islands, and some other places. It belongs to the zeolite group, and is a hydrated silicate of calcium and aluminium. It is related to chabazite.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Min.) A whitish, reddish, or yellowish, transparent or translucent mineral, allied to chabazite.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun mineralogy A hydrated silicate mineral found in sodium- and calcium-dominated forms.

Etymologies

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Armand Levy (1794-1841), French mineralogist.

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