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Webster 1913 Edition

(? or ?; 277)

Noun.

[Gr.

σκώληξ

-ηκος

, a worm, earthworm.]

(Min.)

A zeolitic mineral occuring in delicate radiating groups of white crystals. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Called also

lime mesotype

scolecite ‎(countable and uncountable, plural scolecites)

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.

scolecite Barthelmy, David (accessed 29 August 2016) Webmineral Mineralogy Database