stilbite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στίλβω (stílbō, “shine”) + -ite.

Noun

stilbite (countable and uncountable, plural stilbites)

1. (mineralogy) A tectosilicate zeolite mineral consisting of hydrated calcium aluminium silicate, common in volcanic rocks.

Further reading

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

French

Noun

stilbite f (plural stilbites)

1. stilbite