natrolite Min.
(ˈnætrəʊlaɪt, ˈneɪtrəʊ-)
[f. natro-n + -lite; named by Klaproth, 1803.]
A hydrous silicate of aluminium and sodium, usually occurring in white, transparent, acicular crystals.
| 1805 Jameson Syst. Min. II. 541. 1811 Smithson in Phil. Trans. Cl. 171 The natrolite has been lately met with under a regular crystalline form. 1836 T. Thomson Min., Geol., etc. I. 317 Perhaps this mineral [mesolite] should..be considered as a variety of natrolite. 1850 Dana Geol. iv. 298 The basalt..contains minute cavities which are filled, apparently, with natrolite. 1879 Rutley Stud. Rocks x. 159 A meshwork of little prisms of natrolite, in some instances, almost completely filling the crystal. |