Cabazite

Cabazite
Chabasite Chab"a*site (k[a^]b"[.a]*s[imac]t), Cabazite Cab"a*zite (k[a^]b"[.a]*z[imac]t), n. [Gr. chabazi`os one of twenty species of stones mentioned in the poem Peri` li`qwn, ascribed to Orpheus.] (Min.) A mineral occuring in glassy rhombohedral crystals, varying in color from white to yellow or red. It is essentially a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Called also {chabasie}. [1913 Webster] ||

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • chabasie — Chabasite Chab a*site (k[a^]b [.a]*s[imac]t), Cabazite Cab a*zite (k[a^]b [.a]*z[imac]t), n. [Gr. chabazi os one of twenty species of stones mentioned in the poem Peri li qwn, ascribed to Orpheus.] (Min.) A mineral occuring in glassy rhombohedral …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chabasite — Chab a*site (k[a^]b [.a]*s[imac]t), Cabazite Cab a*zite (k[a^]b [.a]*z[imac]t), n. [Gr. chabazi os one of twenty species of stones mentioned in the poem Peri li qwn, ascribed to Orpheus.] (Min.) A mineral occuring in glassy rhombohedral crystals …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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