neurolite Min.
(ˈnjʊərəlaɪt)
[f. neuro- + -lite.]
A variety of pinite with fibrous texture.
| 1836 T. Thomson Min., Geol., etc. I. 355 The constitution of neurolite is 5 atoms quatersilicate of alumina [etc.]. 1850 Daubeny Atom. The. xii. (ed. 2) 411 The former combinations are called hydrosilicates... Example: Neurolite. 1896 Chester Dict. Min. 188 Neurolite,..a pinite-like mineral of a wax-yellow color, occurring in a large belt at Stanstead, Quebec. |