Definition of Christianite. Meaning of Christianite. Synonyms of Christianite

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Definition of Christianite

christianite
Phillipsite Phil"lips*ite, n. [So named after John Phillips, an English mineralogist.] (Min.) (a) A hydrous silicate of aluminia, lime, and soda, a zeolitic mineral commonly occurring in complex twin crystals, often cruciform in shape; -- called also christianite.
Christianite
Christianite Chris"tian*ite, n. [In sense ( a ) named after Christian Frederic, of Denmark; in sense ( b ) after Christian VII., of Denmark.] (Min.) (a) Same as Anorthite. [R.] (b) See Phillipsite.

Meaning of Christianite from wikipedia

- minerals montebrasite (1871), binnite (a variety of tennantite) and Christianite (in honor of Christian VIII of Denmark). In 1854, Alexis Damour dedicated...
- Cigark****en ('the cigar box'). They were met by angry and frightened Christianites, fearing that the police also intended to demolish other houses. The...
- in 1825 and named after William Phillips. French authors use the name Christianite (after Christian VIII of Denmark), given by A. Des Cloizeaux in 1847...
- is printed in the Eloge by M. de Boze, in M. de Genoude, La Raison de Christianité Tome second (Paris 1841, 220–231, at pp. 227–229). Melchior de Polignac...