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christianite |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Phillipsite \Phil"lips*ite\, n. [So named after John Phillips, an English mineralogist.] (Min.) a A hydrous silicate of aluminia, lime, and soda, a zeolitic mineral commonly occurring in complex twin crystals, often cruciform in shape; -- called also {christianite}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Christianite \Chris"tian*ite\, n. [In sense ( a ) named after Christian Frederic, of Denmark; in sense ( b ) after Christian VII., of Denmark.] (Min.) a Same as {Anorthite}. [R.] b See {Phillipsite}.
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