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Definition of chabasie

chabasie
Chabasite Chab"a*site (k[a^]b"[.a]*s[imac]t), Cabazite Cab"a*zite (k[a^]b"[.a]*z[imac]t), n. [Gr. chabazi`os one of twenty species of stones mentioned in the poem Peri` li`qwn, ascribed to Orpheus.] (Min.) A mineral occuring in glassy rhombohedral crystals, varying, in color from white to yellow or red. It is essentially a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Called also chabasie.

Meaning of chabasie from wikipedia

- specific gravity from 2.0 to 2.2. The luster is vitreous. It was named chabasie in 1792 by Bosc d'Antic and later changed to the current spelling. Chabazite...