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Chabasite

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Chab´a`site    (kăb´å`sīt)
n.1.(Min.) A mineral occuring in glassy rhombohedral crystals, varying in color from white to yellow or red. It is essentially a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Called also chabasie.
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Noun1.chabasite - a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum
zeolite - any of a family of glassy minerals analogous to feldspar containing hydrated aluminum silicates of calcium or sodium or potassium; formed in cavities in lava flows and in plutonic rocks


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