chabasite Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum
    chabazite.

WordNet

Chab"a*site, Cab"a*zite noun (Also<
  • Chabasite
  • Cabazite
)
Etymology
Gr. one of twenty species of stones mentioned in the poem , ascribed to Orpheus.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913