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heulandite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
heulan-dite
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A common mineral of the zeolite group with monoclinic crystals, the most usual form being heulandite-Ca (Ca,Na)₂₋₃Al₃(Al,Si)₂Si₁₃O₃₆·12H₂O.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Heuland + -ite after British mineral collector John Henry Heuland (1778-1856).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

heulandites (plural)

Derived Forms

heulanditic

Questions

What does heulandite mean?
A common mineral of the zeolite group with monoclinic crystals, the most usual form being heulandite-Ca (Ca,Na)₂₋₃Al₃(Al,Si)₂Si₁₃O₃₆·12H₂O.
Where does heulandite come from?
From Heuland + -ite after British mineral collector John Henry Heuland (1778-1856).

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