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laumontite

laumontite noun: a mineral, of a white color and vitreous luster, with the chemical formula CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Exposed to the air, it loses water, becomes opaque, and crumbles.

Noun

laumontite (usually uncountable, plural laumontites)

  1. (usually) A mineral, of a white color and vitreous luster, with the chemical formula CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Exposed to the air, it loses water, becomes opaque, and crumbles.

laumontite meaning in Persian

laumontite in Persian

mineral
لومونتیت

Forms of laumontite

plurallaumontites
alternative formlaumonite

Origin of laumontite

Named after the discoverer François Pierre Nicholas Gillet de Laumont (1747–1834) as lomonite, renamed as laumonite in 1809 and as laumontite in 1821. + -ite

Questions about laumontite

What does laumontite mean?
Laumontite means a mineral, of a white color and vitreous luster, with the chemical formula CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Exposed to the air, it loses water, becomes opaque, and crumbles.
What is laumontite in Persian?
Laumontite in Persian is لومونتیت. See Laumontite meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is laumontite?
Laumontite is a noun.
What is the plural of laumontite?
The plural of laumontite is laumontites.

Words near laumontite in the dictionary

  1. laulimalides
  2. Lauman
  3. Laumann
  4. Laumanns
  5. laumonite
  6. laumontite
  7. laumontites
  8. launayite
  9. launce
  10. launced
  11. launcegaye

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