analcime

English

Etymology

Named in 1801 after the property of attaining weak electricity when heated or subjected to friction, from the Greek word meaning "weak", ἀνάλκιμος (analkimos).

Noun

analcime (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A mineral, a sodium aluminosilicate with a chemical formula NaAlSi₂O₆·H₂O, having a zeolite structure, found in alkaline basalts.

Synonyms

• analcite

Translations

sodium aluminosilicate found in alkaline basalts

• Finnish: analsiimi, analsiitti
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• Portuguese: analcima f, analcita f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Analcime”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “analcime”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

• calamine, camelina