pollucite

English

Etymology

Latin Polluc-, Pollux Pollux + English -ite (after German pollux pollucite)

Noun

pollucite (plural pollucites)

1. (mineralogy) A colorless transparent mineral of the zeolite family consisting of hydrous cesium aluminum silicate and occurring massive or crystallizing in cubes.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Pollucite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “pollucite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
• “pollucite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.