analcime

English

Etymology

Named in 1801 after the property of attaining weak electricity when heated or subjected to friction; from the Ancient Greek ἀνάλκιμος (análkimos, “weak”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈnæl.siːm/, /əˈnæl.saɪm/

Noun

analcime (countable and uncountable, plural analcimes)

1. (mineralogy) A sodium aluminosilicate with a chemical formula NaAlSi₂O₆·H₂O, having a zeolite structure, found in alkaline basalts.

Synonyms

• analcite

Translations

sodium mineral

• Finnish: analsiimi, analsiitti
• Polish: analcym (pl) m
• Portuguese: analcima f, analcita f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Analcime”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “analcime”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

• calamine, camelina