| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A crystallized, transparent mineral of the Zeolite family. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime.[Websters]. | |
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Date "EPISTILBITE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Note: Epistilbite \Ep`i*stil"bite\, noun. [Prefix epi- stilbite.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: EPISTILBITE
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] A mineral, said to be the same as the heulandite.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Mining | A monoclinic mineral, Ca[Al2 Si6 O16 ].5H2 O ; zeolite group; dimorphous with goosecreekite; forms radiating spherical aggregates of prismatic crystals in cavities in basalt and andesite, orwith beryl in pegmatites. (references) | ||
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