2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Phillipsite \Phil"lips*ite\, n. [So named after John Phillips, an English mineralogist.] (Min.) A hydrous silicate of aluminia, lime, and soda, a zeolitic mineral commonly occurring in complex twin crystals, often cruciform in shape; -- called also {christianite}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Christianite \Chris"tian*ite\, n. [In sense ( a ) named after Christian Frederic, of Denmark; in sense ( b ) after Christian VII., of Denmark.] (Min.) (a) Same as {Anorthite}. [R.] (b) See {Phillipsite}. [1913 Webster]
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