mordenite

English

Etymology

Named for type locality Morden, Nova Scotia (Canada) +‎ -ite.

Noun

mordenite

1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.

Synonyms

• ptilolite

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Mordenite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “mordenite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

• interdome, intermode