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Stilbite
- Translations : Estibilta, Stilbit, Sesmin, Stilbita, 束沸石, Десмін
- Synonym : Desmine, Epidesmine, Garbenstilbite, Puflerite
- Etymology : Desmine, Epidesmine, Garbenstilbite, Puflerite
- Discovery: 1797 by Jean Claude de la Métherie
Gemological data
- Chemical formula : NaCa4Al8Si28O72·30(H2O)
- Hardness (Mohs) : 3.5 - 4
- Density : 2.18
- Birefingence : nα = 1.479 - 1.492 nβ = 1.485 - 1.500 nγ = 1.489 - 1.505
- Crystal system : Monoclinic