pollucite

English

Etymology

From Pollux +‎ ite, named after Pollux, the twin of Castor, as it is often found associated with castorite (now petalite).

Noun

pollucite (plural pollucites)

  1. (mineralogy) A colorless transparent mineral of the zeolite family consisting of hydrous cesium aluminum silicate and occurring massive or crystallizing in cubes.

Further reading
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Pollucite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “pollucite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.
  • pollucite in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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