faröelite

See also: Faröelite

English

Alternative forms

• Faröelite

Etymology

Faröe +‎ -lite

Noun

faröelite (plural faröelites)

1. (rare) thomsonite-Ca (NaCa₂[Al₅Si₅O₂0] · 6H₂O), a translucent silicate ranging in color from white to light yellow, green, pink, or brown, discovered in 1820, typically found in basalt.
   • 1882, Whitman Cross, W.F. Hillebrand, “On the Minerals, mainly Zeolites, occurring in the basalt of Table Mountain, near Golden, Colorado”, in The American Journal of Science, volume 123, page 456:

     These ratios agree quite well with those in the variety formerly called mesole or faröelite.

Usage notes

The name faröelite is rarely used, having been replaced by the name thomsonite-Ca.

Anagrams

• refoliate