Analcime

Origin

Named in 1801 after the property of attaining weak electricity when heated or subjected to friction, from the Greek word meaning "weak",

Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

ἀνάλκιμος (analkimos).

Full definition of analcime

Noun

1. (mineral) A mineral, a sodium aluminosilicate with a chemical formula NaAlSi₂O₆·H₂O, having a zeolite structure, found in alkaline basalts.

Synonyms

• analcite

Anagrams

• calamine
• camelina