datolite

datolite
—datolitic /dat'l it"ik/, adj.
/dat"l uyt'/, n.
a mineral, calcium and boron silicate, CaB(SiO4)(OH), usually occurring in rock cavities in the form of colorless, prismatic crystals.
[1800-10; < G Datolith, equiv. to Gk dat(eîsthai) to divide, share out + -O- + G -lith; see -LITE]

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      an uncommon mineral, calcium borosilicate, CaBSiO4(OH), that occurs as white or colourless veins and cavity linings in basic igneous rocks and in metallic-ore veins. Some notable deposits exist in the United States: Westfield, Mass.; Bergen Hill, N.J.; and the Lake Superior copper district. Others have been found in Norway, various places in Italy, and Tasmania. For detailed physical properties, see silicate mineral (table).

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