pectolite Min.
(ˈpɛktəlaɪt)
(Also pek-.)
[Named (pectolith) 1828 by Von Kobell, f. Gr. πηκτ-ός congealed + -lite.]
A whitish or greyish hydrous silicate of calcium and sodium, found in close aggregations of acicular crystals, usually fibrous and radiated in structure.
| 1828 Edin. Jrnl. Sc. IX. 367 Pektolite..a mineral which is found on natrolite. 1899 Amer. Jrnl. Sc. VIII. 275 Experiments relative to the constitution of pectolite. |