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meionite Min.|ˈmaɪənaɪt|
Also mionite.
[a. F. meionite (Haüy), f. Gr. µείων smaller: see -ite.
Meant to indicate that the crystals are smaller than those of vesuvianite.]
A white or colourless silicate of aluminum and calcium found in lava.
1808Nicholson's Jrnl. XXI. 191 Does the mineral mentioned by the name of meïonite in the Tableau méthodique of Mr. Haüy constitute a distinct species? Ibid. 199, I have yet compared the meïonite with the feldspar only in respect to form. 1879Rutley Stud. Rocks x. 112 The species meionite and marialite are closely related to scapolite. |