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stilbite |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stilbite \Stil"bite\, n. [Gr. ? to glitter, shine: cf F. stilbite.] (Min.) A common mineral of the zeolite family, a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime, usually occurring in sheaflike aggregations of crystals, also in radiated masses. It is of a white or yellowish color, with pearly luster on the cleavage surface. Called also {desmine}.
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