a hard, colorless or white zeolite, NaAlSi2O6·H2O, commonly found in basalts
: sometimes called aˈnalˌcite (əˈnælˌsaɪt)
Word origin
< Gr an-, not + alkoimos, strong: so named from its weak electricity when rubbed
Examples of 'analcime' in a sentence
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Analcime and clinoptilolite are among the most abundant zeolites in nature.
Asta TRAIDARAITĖ, Alfredas BALANDIS 2013, 'Investigation of the mechanism of interaction at the hydrothermal conditions of zeolite– cubic analcime with the Li+, Mg2+, Sr2+ and Fe3+ ions', Medžiagotyrahttp://matsc.ktu.lt/index.php/MatSc/article/view/1496. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Minerals of volcanic origin, saponite flour and analcime, were added to age-2 carp diet for the first time.
O. Baturevych, O. Deren, G. Kachai 2018, 'Efficiency of the supplementation of age-2 carp (Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758) dietwith saponite and analcime', Ribogospodarsʹka Nauka Ukraïnihttp://fsu.ua/index.php/en/2018/4-2018-46/2018-04-057-067-baturevych. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)