faröelite
faröelite noun: thomsonite-Ca (NaCa₂[Al₅Si₅O₂0] · 6H₂O), a translucent silicate ranging in color from white to light yellow, green, pink, or brown, discovered in 1820, typically found in basalt.
Noun (1)
faröelite (plural faröelites)
- thomsonite-Ca (NaCa₂[Al₅Si₅O₂0] · 6H₂O), a translucent silicate ranging in color from white to light yellow, green, pink, or brown, discovered in 1820, typically found in basalt.
- These ratios agree quite well with those in the variety formerly called mesole or faröelite.1882, Whitman Cross, W.F. Hillebrand, “On the Minerals, mainly Zeolites, occurring in the basalt of Table Mountain, near Golden, Colorado”, in The American Journal of Science, volume 123, page 456
Noun (2) capitalized: Faröelite
Faröelite (countable and uncountable, plural Faröelites)
- Alternative form of faröelite.
- When in Faröe, I obtained at the cave in Naalsöe globules of Faröelite, composed of crystals large enough to afford satisfactory measurements with the reflecting goniometer.1858, Philosophical Magazine, page 28
Forms of faröelite
| plural | faröelites |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Faröelite |
| plural | Faröelites |
Origin of faröelite
From Faröe + -lite.
Questions about faröelite
- What does faröelite mean?
- Faröelite means thomsonite-Ca (NaCa₂[Al₅Si₅O₂0] · 6H₂O), a translucent silicate ranging in color from white to light yellow, green, pink, or brown, discovered in 1820, typically found in basalt.
- What part of speech is faröelite?
- Faröelite is a noun.
- What is the plural of faröelite?
- The plural of faröelite is faröelites.
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