comptoniten.
/ˈkɒmptənʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
A mineral of the zeolite family, occurring in cavities of trap-rock and old lavas; the same as thomsonite n.
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1822 P. Cleaveland Elem. Treat. Mineral. & Geol. (ed. 2) I. 386 Described by Dr. Brewster, and by him named Comptonite, in honor of Earl Compton.
1859 D. Page Handbk. Geol. Terms 122 Comptonite..occurring with calc-spar and other zeolitic minerals.
1869 J. Phillips Vesuvius xi. 305 Comptonite and analcime are found with many other minerals.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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