nephelite Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a whitish mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate or potassium aluminum silicate in crystalline form; used in the manufacture of ceramics and enamels
    nepheline.

WordNet

Neph"e*line, Neph"e*lite noun (Also<
  • Nepheline
  • Nephelite
)
Etymology
gr. cloud: cf. F. néphéline. Cf. Nebula.
Definitions
  1. (Min.) A mineral occuring at Vesuvius, in glassy agonal crystals; also elsewhere, in grayish or greenish masses having a greasy luster, as the variety elæolite. It is a silicate of aluminia, soda, and potash.

Webster 1913