English Explanatory Dictionary

pollucite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A colorless transparent mineral of the zeolite family consisting of hydrous cesium aluminum silicate and occurring massive or crystallizing in cubes.

Word forms

pollucite pollucites

Etymology

From Pollux + -ite, named after Pollux, the twin of Castor, as it is often found associated with castorite (now petalite).

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