sarcoliten.
/ˈsɑːkəlʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
A silicate of aluminium, sodium, and calcium found in brownish-pink crystals. Also = gmelinite n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > tectosilicate > [noun] > other tektosilicates
sarcolite1814
allophane1817
gmelinite1825
levyne1825
schrötterite1844
levynite1868
maskelynite1875
steatoid1877
griqualandite1887
tiger-eye1891
pennantite1946
tacharanite1961
1814 A. Aikin Dict. Chem. & Mineral. (new ed.) App. 56 Sarcolite. Colour flesh red.
1836 T. Thomson Outl. Mineral. I. 337 Analcime. Cubizite, sarcolite.
1836 T. Thomson Outl. Mineral. I. 340 Hydrolite. Gmelenite, sarcolite of Vauquelin.
1858 J. Nicol Elements Mineral. 130 Sarkolite, from Vesuvius.
1869 J. Phillips Vesuvius x. 291 Sarcolite [occurs] in ejected blocks with Wollastonite [etc.].
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
<
n.1814