chabazite

chabazite [ˈkæbəˌzaɪt]

n

(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a pink, white, or colourless zeolite mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate of calcium, sodium, potassium, and aluminium in hexagonal crystalline form. Formula: Ca₂Al₂Si₄O₁₂.6H₂O

[from French chabazie from Late Greek khabazios, erroneous for khalazios stone similar to a hailstone, from Greek khalazios of hail, from khalaza hailstone + -ite¹]

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chabazite - a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum chabasite 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