ranite
/ˈranʌɪt/Mineralogy rare
noun
A mineral of the zeolite group found in Norway, typically occurring as white aggregates or fibrous masses, and now regarded as identical with gonnardite.
- Ranite is a hydrous silicate of aluminium, calcium, and sodium, and is related to natrolite. Crystal system: orthorhombic..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Edward Dana (1849–1935), mineralogist and physicist. From German Ranit from Old Icelandic Rán, the name of a sea goddess + German -it.
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