NaCa2Al5Si13O36
14H2O, Hydrated sodium calcium aluminum silicate
At
one time heulandite and stilbite were considered to be identical minerals. After they were found to be two separate
species, in 1818, the name desmine ("a bundle") was proposed for
stilbite, and this name is still employed in Germany. The English name "stilbite" is from
the Greek stilbein = to shine, because of the pearly luster of the {010} faces.
Stilbite is a common and perhaps the
most popular zeolite mineral ...
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