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heulandite

heu·lan·dite

uncommon

noun

1.

a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous aluminum silicate of sodium and calcium

Origin

From Heuland + -ite after British mineral collector John Henry Heuland (1778-1856).

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