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Webster 1913 Edition

Stilbite

Stil′bite

,
Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] to glitter, shine: cf. F.
stilbite
.]
(Min.)
A common mineral of the zeolite family, a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime, usually occurring in sheaflike aggregations of crystals, also in radiated masses. It is of a white or yellowish color, with pearly luster on the cleavage surface. Called also
desmine
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Stilbite

STILBITE

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Noun.
[Gr., to shine.] A mineral of a shining pearly luster, of a white color, or white shaded with gray, yellow or red. It has been associated with zeolite, and called foliated zeolite, and radiated zeolite. Werner and the French mineralogists divide zeolite into two kinds, mesotype and stilbite; the latter is distinguished by its lamellar structure.

Definition 2024

stilbite

stilbite

English

Noun

stilbite ‎(countable and uncountable, plural stilbites)

  1. (mineralogy) A tectosilicate zeolite mineral consisting of hydrated calcium aluminium silicate, common in volcanic rocks.

Etymology

? + -ite

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