harmotome

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἁρμός (harmós, “joint, shoulder”) and τομή (tomḗ, “section”).

Noun

harmotome (countable and uncountable, plural harmotomes)

1. (mineralogy) A rare zeolite, a hydrated barium silicate that forms vitreous white monoclinic crystals.

Further reading

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