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Definition of Stilbite

Stilbite
Stilbite Stil"bite, n. [Gr. ? to glitter, shine: cf. F. stilbite.] (Min.) A common mineral of the zeolite family, a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime, usually occurring in sheaflike aggregations of crystals, also in radiated masses. It is of a white or yellowish color, with pearly luster on the cleavage surface. Called also desmine.

Meaning of Stilbite from wikipedia

- Stilbite is the name of a series of tectosilicate minerals of the zeolite group. Prior to 1997, stilbite was recognized as a mineral species, but a reclassification...
- Cronstedt, who observed that rapidly heating a material, believed to have been stilbite, produced large amounts of steam from water that had been adsorbed by the...
- Stercorite Stib****n Stibiconite Stibiopalladinite Stibnite Stichtite Stilbite (series of zeolites) Stilleite Stillwaterite Stillwellite-(Ce) Stilpnomelane...
- perpendicular two-fold rotational axes with perpendicular mirror planes. Stilbite, another zeolite, is very similar to stellerite in both chemical composition...
- Ca)2Al4Si14O36·15H2O Chabazite – CaAl2Si4O12·6H2O Heulandite – CaAl2Si7O18·6H2O Stilbite – NaCa2Al5Si13O36·17H2O Scolecite – CaAl2Si3O10·3H2O Mordenite – (Ca,Na2...
- hardness is 3–4, and the specific gravity 2.2. Heulandite is similar to stilbite. The two minerals may, however, be readily distinguished by the fact that...
- ****ociated with minerals such as datolite, calcite, apophyllite, epidote, stilbite, laumontite, and heulandite in veins and cavities of basaltic rocks, sometimes...
- Demantoid Demantoid with stilbite General Category Mineral Formula (repeating unit) Ca3Fe2Si3O12 Crystal system cubic Identification Color light to deep...
- Analcime Apophyllite Chabazite Goosecr****ite Natrolite Scolecite Stellerite Stilbite Thomsonite Zincite Zinnwaldite Zircon Jacinth (var.) Zoisite Tanzanite...
- are the sites of rarer mineral deposits including agate, amethyst, and stilbite, the latter being the provincial mineral of Nova Scotia. These rifts filled...