mordenite

English

Etymology

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

Noun

mordenite

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

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Further reading

  • “Mordenite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • mordenite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016

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