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PHILLIPSITE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A group of white or reddish crystalline minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of calcium and potassium and aluminum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("phillipsite" is a kind of...):
zeolite (any of a family of glassy minerals analogous to feldspar containing hydrated aluminum silicates of calcium or sodium or potassium; formed in cavities in lava flows and in plutonic rocks)