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scolecite

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scol⋅e⋅cite

[skol-uh-sahyt, skoh-luh-]
–noun
a monoclinic white zeolite mineral, a hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, CaAl2Si3O1 0 · 3H2O, occurring in masses and in needle-shaped crystals.

Origin:
1815–25; < Gk skōlēk- (s. of sklēx) scolex + -ite 1
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