chabazite

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English

Chabazite
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Etymology

From French chabasie, coined by Louis-Augustin Bosc d'Antic from Ancient Greek χαβάζιος (khabázios), apparently an error for χαλάζιος (khalázios, a kind of precious stone) (which is probably from χάλαζα (khálaza, hail), due to looking like a hailstone), one of twenty species of stones mentioned in the poem ascribed to Orpheus. See chalaza and chalazion.

Pronunciation

Noun

chabazite (plural chabazites)

  1. (mineralogy) Any of several zeolite minerals that occur in basaltic rocks.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Chabazite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • chabazite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.