faröelite

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English

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Etymology

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From Faröe +‎ -lite.

Noun

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faröelite (plural faröelites)

  1. (rare) thomsonite-Ca (NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O), a translucent silicate ranging in color from white to light yellow, green, pink, or brown, discovered in 1820, typically found in basalt.
    • 1882, Whitman Cross, W.F. Hillebrand, “On the Minerals, mainly Zeolites, occurring in the basalt of Table Mountain, near Golden, Colorado”, in The American Journal of Science, volume 123, page 456:
      These ratios agree quite well with those in the variety formerly called mesole or faröelite.

Usage notes

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The name faröelite is rarely used, having been replaced by the name thomsonite-Ca.

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