|  zeolite 
 
 any of a family of glassy minerals analogous to feldspar containing hydrated aluminum silicates of calcium or sodium or potassium;
 formed in cavities in lava flows and in plutonic rocks
 • Hypernyms:
 mineral, water softener
 • Hyponyms:
 chabazite, chabasite, heulandite, natrolite, phillipsite
 
 
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