zeolite

/zee-uh-lahyt/US // ˈzi əˌlaɪt //UK // (ˈziːəˌlaɪt) //

沸石,沸腾石,泡沸石,波纹石

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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Mineralogy.
- : any of a group of hydrated silicates of aluminum with alkali metals, commonly occurring as secondary minerals in cavities in basic volcanic rocks: used for their molecular sieve properties because they undergo dehydration with little or no change in crystal structure.

The size and arrangement of their pores affects what zeolites can be used for, but exactly how to control this attribute during synthesis wasn’t known.
Now researchers with UniSieve in Switzerland have come up with an alternative to the zeolite.
Stilbite, stil′bīt, n. a pearly and foliated variety of zeolite.
Other specimens have been found in rather an earthy state, and may possibly be the mealy Zeolite of Jameson.
An amygdaloidal variety containing calcareous spar and zeolite occurs S. of Dudley.
Upon the moss-clad slopes many fragments of quartz and zeolite were met with.
It belongs to the Zeolite family, and is a hydrated silicate of lime and potash, containing also fluorine.