phacolite

[ fak-uh-lahyt ]

noun

, Mineralogy.

1. a colorless variety of chabazite.

Word History and Origins

Origin of phacolite¹

1835–45; < Greek phakó ( s ) lentil plant + -lite

Example Sentences

Besides phacolite, mentioned above, other varieties of chabazite are distinguished.

From Project Gutenberg

Herschelite and seebachite are essentially the same as phacolite.

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