okenite

English

Etymology

Lorenz Oken (1779-1851), German naturalist, +‎ -ite.

Noun

okenite (plural okenites)

  1. (mineralogy) A silicate mineral associated with zeolites, having the chemical formula (CaSi2O5·2H2O).

Further reading

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

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