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chabazite definition

chaba·zite (kab′ə zīt′)

noun

a hard, rhombohedral zeolite, CaAlSiO·6HO, commonly found in basalts

Etymology: Fr chabazie < Gr, a misspelling of chalazie, voc. of chalazios, a gem resembling a hailstone < chalaza, hailstone: see chalaza

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