eudialyte Min.
(juːˈdaɪəlaɪt)
Also erron. eudyalite
[f. Gr. εὐδιάλυτος easily dissolved, f. εὐ- (see eu-) + διαλύειν to dissolve (see dialyse); the name refers to the solubility of the mineral in hydrochloric acid.]
A vitreous bisilicate of zirconium, iron, calcium, sodium, and other elements, occurring in rhombohedral crystals, rose pink or brownish red; first found at Kangerdluarsuk in Greenland. Cf. eucolite.
| 1837 Penny Cycl. X. 64/2 Eudyalite. 1887 Dana Man. Min. (ed. 4) 275 Eudialyte. |