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Cabazite
{
Chab′a-site
(kăb′ȧ-sīt)
, Cab′a-zite
(kăb′ȧ-zīt)
, } Noun.
[Gr.
χαβαζίοσ
one of twenty species of stones mentioned in the poem Περί λίθων
, ascribed to Orpheus.] (Min.)
A mineral occuring in glassy rhombohedral crystals, varying in color from white to yellow or red. It is essentially a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Called also
chabasie
.