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analcite

[ uh-nal-sahyt, an-l-sahyt ]

noun

  1. a white or slightly colored zeolite mineral, Na(AlSi 2 O 6 )⋅H 2 O, generally found in crystalline form.


analcite

/ æˈnælsɪm; æˈnælsaɪt; -saɪm; -siːm; -sɪt; ˈænəlˌsaɪt /

noun

  1. a white, grey, or colourless zeolite mineral consisting of hydrated sodium aluminium silicate in cubic crystalline form. Formula: NaAlSi 2 O 6 .H 2 O
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of analcite1

1795–1805; < Greek á ( imos ) weak ( an- an- 1 + á쾱Dz strong) + -ite 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of analcite1

C19: from Greek analkimos weak (from an- + alkimos strong, from ŧ strength) + -ite 1
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For example, he observed that crystals of leucite and boracite, which are cubic in external form, are always doubly refracting and optically biaxial, but with a complex internal structure; and that cubic crystals of garnet and analcite sometimes exhibit the same phenomena.

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Another interesting group of doleritic rocks contains analcite.

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Their characteristic feature is the presence of a small amount of analcite, which never shows crystalline outlines but fills up the interspaces between the other minerals.

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The copper is also accompanied by epidote, calcite, prehnite, analcite and other zeolitic minerals.

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Dana prefers the term analcite.

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