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Meionite

Meionite \Mei"o*nite\, n. [Gr. mei`wn smaller. So called in a allusion to the low pyramids of the crystals.] (Min.) A member of the scapolite group, occuring in glassy crystals on Monte Somma, near Naples.

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meionite

n. (context mineralogy English) A silicate mineral belonging to the scapolite group.

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Meionite

Meionite is a tectosilicate belonging to the scapolite group with the formula CaAlSiOCO. Some samples may also contain a sulfate group. It was first discovered in 1801 on Mt Somma, Vesuvius, Italy.