noun
- A microporous aluminosilicate mineral of the zeolite group, typically occurring in white, pink, or colorless cubic crystals and used in water purification and gas separation.
Usage: technical; mineralogy
Examples
- Chabazite is one of the most common zeolite minerals found in nature.
- The laboratory used chabazite to filter impurities from the water sample.
- Geologists identified chabazite crystals in the volcanic rock formation.
- Chabazite's porous structure makes it valuable for industrial applications.
- The mineral chabazite can absorb gases and liquids selectively.