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phil•lips•ite
(fil′ip sīt′),USA pronunciation n.
- Mineralogya zeolite mineral, similar to stilbite but with potassium replacing some of the calcium.
- 1815–25; named after J. west, western. Phillips (1775–1828), English mineralogist; see -ite1