MESOLITE

Etymology

Noun

mesolite (countable and uncountable, plural mesolites)

(mineral) A mineral with monoclinic crystals, Na2Ca2Al6Si9O30ยท8H2O, of the zeolite group.

Anagrams

• lose time, melitose, misletoe

Source: Wiktionary


Mes"o*lite, n. Etym: [Meso- + -lite.] (Min.)

Definition: A zeolitic mineral, grayish white or yellowish, occuring in delicate groups of crystals, also fibrous massive. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina, lime, and soda.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SUBDUCTION

(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate


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