chabazite

[ kab-uh-zahyt ]

noun

1. a zeolite mineral, essentially a hydrated sodium calcium aluminum silicate, occurring usually in red to colorless rhombohedral crystals.

chabazite

/ ˈkæbəˌzaɪt /

noun

1. a pink, white, or colourless zeolite mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate of calcium, sodium, potassium, and aluminium in hexagonal crystalline form. Formula: Ca 2 Al 2 Si 4 O 12 .6H 2 O

Word History and Origins

Origin of chabazite¹

1795–1805; earlier chabaz ( ie ) (< French chabasie < Late Greek chabázios, misspelling of chalázios hailstonelike (stone), equivalent to chálaz ( a ) hail, hailstone + -ios adj. suffix) + -ite ¹; compare German Chabasit

Word History and Origins

Origin of chabazite¹

C19: from French chabazie from Late Greek khabazios, erroneous for khalazios stone similar to a hailstone, from Greek khalazios of hail, from khalaza hailstone + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

The hardness of chabazite is 4�, and the specific gravity 2.08-2.16.

From Project Gutenberg

Chemically, chabazite is a complex hydrated calcium and sodium silicate, with a small proportion of the sodium replaced by potassium, and sometimes a small amount of the calcium replaced by barium and strontium.

From Project Gutenberg

Gmelinite and levynite are other species of zeolites which may be mentioned here, since they are closely related to chabazite, and like it are rhombohedral and frequently twinned.

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