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单词 heulandite
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heulandite

[ hyoo-luhn-dahyt ]
/ ˈhyu lənˌdaɪt /

noun

a white or transparent, colorless mineral of the zeolite family, hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, CaAl2Si7O18⋅6H2O, occurring in basic volcanic rocks in the form of crystals with a pearly luster.

Origin of heulandite

1815–25; named after Henry Heuland, 19th-century English mineral collector; see -ite1

Words nearby heulandite

hettie, Hetty, het up, HEU, heuchera, heulandite, Heuneburg, heurige, heuristic, heuristics, Heusler alloy
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Example sentences from the Web for heulandite

  • Isomorphous with heulandite is the strontium and barium zeolite brewsterite, named after Sir David Brewster.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4|Various
  • Heulandite is distinguished from stilbite by its crystals and perfect solubility; from apopholite by form of crystals.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882|Various

British Dictionary definitions for heulandite

heulandite
/ (ˈhjuːlənˌdaɪt) /

noun

a white, grey, red, or brown zeolite mineral that consists essentially of hydrated calcium aluminium silicate in the form of elongated tabular crystals. Formula: CaAl 2 Si 7 O 18 .6H 2 O

Word Origin for heulandite

C19: named after H. Heuland, 19th-century English mineral collector; see -ite 1
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