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Stilbite

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A common mineral of the zeolite family, a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime, usually occurring in sheaflike aggregations of crystals, also in radiated masses. It is of a white or yellowish color, with pearly luster on the cleavage surface. Called also desmine.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Stilbite'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/stilbite.html. 1828.