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pectolite

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pec⋅to⋅lite

[pek-tuh-lahyt]
–noun
a mineral, hydrous calcium sodium silicate, usually occurring in radiating groups of crystals in rock cavities.

Origin:
1820–30; < Gk pēktó(s) made solid (see pectic ) + -lite
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