mordenite

English

Etymology

Named for type locality Morden, Nova Scotia (Canada) +‎ -ite.

Noun

mordenite (countable and uncountable, plural mordenites)

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.

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Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Mordenite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “mordenite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

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