Glaucophane

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounA blue amphibole mineral, a mixed aluminate of sodium, magnesium and aluminium that exhibits pleochroism, with the chemical formula Na2(Mg,Fe2+)3Al2Si8O22(OH)2.

Synonyms

lawsonite schist schists glaucophanite glaucocerinite ferroglaucophane glauberite glaucodot blueschist glauconite glaukosphaerite leucophanite

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