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stilbite
[ stil-bahyt ]
noun
- a white-to-brown or red zeolite mineral, a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum, occurring in sheaflike aggregates of crystals and in radiated masses.
stilbite
/ ˈstɪlbaɪt /
noun
- a white or yellow zeolite mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sodium aluminium silicate, often in the form of sheaves of monoclinic crystals. Formula: (Na 2 Ca)Al 2 Si 7 O 18 .7H 2 O
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of stilbite1
Example Sentences
Heulandite occurs with stilbite and other zeolites in the amygdaloidal cavities of basaltic volcanic rocks, and occasionally in gneiss and metalliferous veins.
Stilbite, stil′bīt, n. a pearly and foliated variety of zeolite.
Magnificent groups of greenish and colourless tabular crystals, the crystals several inches across, were found, with flesh-red stilbite, in the Deccan traps of the Western Gh�ts, near Bombay, during the construction of the Great Indian Peninsular railway.
A family of simple minerals, including stilbite, mesotype, analcime, and some others, usually found in the trap or volcanic rocks.
Volcanic ash, or bole, is frequently found separating the different lava-flows; and in the upper amygdaloidal sheets numerous secondary minerals are found, such as quartz, agate and jasper, stilbite and chlorite.
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