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meionite

[ mahy-uh-nahyt ]

noun

Mineralogy.
  1. a member of the scapolite group, rich in calcium and containing no sodium.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of meionite1

1800–10; < Greek íō less + -ite 1; compare French éDzԾٱ
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Nepheline, leucite, idocrase, and meionite have not yet been seen at the peak of Teneriffe; for a reddish-grey lava, which we found on the slope of Monte Verde, and which contains small microscopic crystals, appears to me to be a close mixture of basalt and analcime.*

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