noun
- plural of stilbite, a white or colorless zeolite mineral that forms sheaflike crystal clusters
Usage: mineralogy
Examples
- The museum’s mineral collection featured several beautiful stilbites from India.
- Stilbites are commonly found in volcanic rock cavities.
- The collector identified the white crystal formations as stilbites.
- These stilbites display the characteristic pearly luster of the mineral.
- Stilbites often occur alongside other zeolite minerals in basalt.