mordenite

English

Etymology

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

Noun

mordenite

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

Synonyms

ptilolite

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Mordenite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“mordenite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

interdome, intermode

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