a type of chabazite that is devoid of colour and is found in lens-shaped sections or crystals
phacolite in American English
(ˈfækəˌlait)
noun
Mineralogy
a colorless variety of chabazite
Word origin
[1835–45; ‹ Gk phakó(s) lentil plant + -lite]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: basic, hybridize, protein, serial, squeegee-lite is a combining form used in the names of minerals or fossils. Other words that usethe affix -lite include: natrolite, pharmacolite, scapolite, staurolite, stylolite