okenite

English

Etymology

Lorenz Oken (1779-1851), German naturalist, +‎ -ite.

Noun

okenite (plural okenites)

1. (mineralogy) A silicate mineral associated with zeolites, having the chemical formula (CaSi₂O₅·2H₂O).

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Okenite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “okenite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

Anagrams

• nekoite