faujasite
English
Etymology
Faujas + -ite, after Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond (1741-1819), French geologist.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfoːd͡ʒəzaɪt/ or /ˈfɔːdʒɑzaɪt/
Noun
faujasite (countable and uncountable, plural faujasites)
- (mineralogy) A zeolite mineral consisting of sodalite cages connected through hexagonal prisms.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Faujasite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “faujasite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.