stilbite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στίλβω (stílbō, “shine”) + -ite.

Noun

stilbite (countable and uncountable, plural stilbites)

  1. (mineralogy) A tectosilicate zeolite mineral consisting of hydrated calcium aluminium silicate, common in volcanic rocks.

Further reading

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

French

Noun

stilbite f (plural stilbites)

  1. stilbite
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