nouna pink, white, or colourless zeolite mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate of calcium, sodium, potassium, and aluminium in hexagonal crystalline form. Formula: Ca2Al2Si4O12.6H2O
Word origin
C19: from French
chabazie from Late Greek
khabazios, erroneous for
khalazios stone similar to a hailstone, from Greek
khalazios of hail, from
khalaza hailstone +
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