mordenite

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Named for type locality Morden, Nova Scotia (Canada) +‎ -ite.

Noun[edit]

mordenite

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.

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Further reading[edit]

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

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