datolite

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noun

A borosilicate of lime commonly occurring in glassy, greenish crystals, with the chemical formula CaBSiO₄(OH).

OriginAncient Greek δατέομαι →
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Meanings

noundatolite (countable and uncountable, plural datolites)

plural datolites · alternative datholite

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA borosilicate of lime commonly occurring in glassy, greenish crystals, with the chemical formula CaBSiO₄(OH).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
humboldtite

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδατέομαι“to divide”
  2. Englishdatolite

From Ancient Greek δατέομαι (datéomai, “to divide”) + -lite; in allusion to the granular structure of a massive variety.

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Translations

Finnish datoliitti
  • datoliittia mineral, a calcium borosilicate
French datolite
  • datolitea mineral, a calcium borosilicate
German Datolith
  • Datolitha mineral, a calcium borosilicate
Italian datolite
  • datolitea mineral, a calcium borosilicate
Spanish datolita
  • datolitaa mineral, a calcium borosilicate
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