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heulandite

heulandite noun: a common mineral of the zeolite group with monoclinic crystals, the most usual form being heulandite-Ca (Ca,Na)₂₋₃Al₃(Al,Si)₂Si₁₃O₃₆·12H₂O.

Noun

heulandite (countable and uncountable, plural heulandites)

  1. A common mineral of the zeolite group with monoclinic crystals, the most usual form being heulandite-Ca (Ca,Na)₂₋₃Al₃(Al,Si)₂Si₁₃O₃₆·12H₂O.

Forms of heulandite

pluralheulandites

Origin of heulandite

From Heuland + -ite after British mineral collector John Henry Heuland (1778-1856).

Words formed from heulandite

Questions about heulandite

What does heulandite mean?
Heulandite means a common mineral of the zeolite group with monoclinic crystals, the most usual form being heulandite-Ca (Ca,Na)₂₋₃Al₃(Al,Si)₂Si₁₃O₃₆·12H₂O.
What part of speech is heulandite?
Heulandite is a noun.
What is the plural of heulandite?
The plural of heulandite is heulandites.

Words near heulandite in the dictionary

  1. heuk
  2. heuke
  3. heukes
  4. heuks
  5. Heuland
  6. heulandite
  7. heulandites
  8. heulanditic
  9. Heumen
  10. Heun
  11. Heun's method

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