gehlenite

[ gey-luh-nahyt ]

noun

1. a mineral, aluminum calcium silicate, occurring in prismatic crystals varying in color from gray-green to brown.

gehlenite

/ ˈɡeɪləˌnaɪt /

noun

1. a green mineral consisting of calcium aluminium silicate in tetragonal crystalline form. Formula: Ca 2 Al 2 SiO 7

Word History and Origins

Origin of gehlenite¹

1810–20; named after A. F. Gehlen (1775–1815), German chemist; -ite ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of gehlenite¹

named after A. F. Gehlen (1775–1815), German chemist; see -ite ¹

Example Sentences

Dr. Percy, in a communication with which he has kindly favored me, says that the minerals which he has found artificially produced and proved by analysis are Humboldtilite, gehlenite, olivine, and magnetic oxyd of iron, in octahedral crystals.

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