Definition of Pectolite. Meaning of Pectolite. Synonyms of Pectolite

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Definition of Pectolite

Pectolite
Pectolite Pec"to*lite, n. [L. pecten a comb + -lite.] (Min.) A whitish mineral occurring in radiated or fibrous crystalline masses. It is a hydrous silicate of lime and soda.

Meaning of Pectolite from wikipedia

- Pectolite is a white to gray mineral, NaCa2Si3O8(OH), sodium calcium hydroxide inosilicate. It crystallizes in the triclinic system typically occurring...
- Larimar is the tradename for a rare blue variety of the silicate mineral pectolite found only in the Dominican Republic, around the city of Barahona. Its...
- Lyonsite Varieties that are not valid species: Larimar (blue variety of pectolite) Lignite (a type of coal) Lodestone (a synonym of magnetite) Lublinite...
- ****ociated with aegirine, sodalite, nepheline, neptunite, lamprophyllite, pectolite, serandite, eudialyte, ussingite, chkalovite and zeolites. It has been...
- (Fe,Ca)SiO3 Pyroxenoid group Wollastonite – CaSiO3 Rhodonite – MnSiO3 Pectolite – NaCa2(Si3O8)(OH) Amphibole group Anthophyllite – (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2...
- Fire opal Moss opal Painite Palygorskite Papagoite Pargasite Parisite Pectolite Larimar Pentlandite Peridot Periclase Perthite Petalite (castorite) Pezzottaite...
- PMID 30775646. Buerger, M. J. (1961). "The crystal structures of wollastonite and pectolite". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 47 (12): 1884–1888...
- romanechite Stellate Star-like, radial fibers found inside spherical habits, such as mamillary or reniform. hematite, pectolite, shattuckite, wavellite...
- It was dropped from the valid species status in 1955 as a variety of pectolite based on Schaller's work. It's a member of the Wollastonite group. Marshall...
- acmite, gyrolite, gehlenite, amorphous silica, quartz, cristobalite, pectolite Aluminium oxy-hydroxides AlO(OH) Boehmite, gibbsite, diaspore, corundum...