mordenite

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Etymology

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

Noun

mordenite (countable and uncountable, plural mordenites)

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

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