mordenite
English
Etymology
Named for type locality Morden, Nova Scotia (Canada) + -ite.
Noun
mordenite
- (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
Synonyms
- ptilolite
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Mordenite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “mordenite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.
Anagrams
- interdome, intermode