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apophyllite in British English
(əˈpɒfɪˌlaɪt, ˌæpəˈfɪlaɪt)
noun
a white, colourless, pink, or green mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate of calcium, potassium, and fluorine in tetragonal crystalline form. It occurs in cracks in volcanic rocks. Formula: KCa4(Si4O10)2(OH1F).8H2O
Word origin
C19: from French, from apo- + Greek phullon leaf + -ite1; referring to its tendency to exfoliateapophyllite in American English
(əˈpɑfəˌlaɪt)
noun
a semihard, hydrous, tetragonal mineral, KCa4Si8O20(F,OH)·8H2O, usually found as variously colored crystals or flat, sheetlike plates
Word origin
< apo- + Gr phyllon, a leaf + -ite1: so named from its flaking off under the blowpipeImage ofapophyllite
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