English Dictionary: saponite | by the DICT Development Group |
1 result for saponite | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Saponite \Sap"o*nite\, n. [Sw. saponit, fr. L. sapo, -onis, soap.] (Min.) A hydrous silicate of magnesia and alumina. It occurs in soft, soapy, amorphous masses, filling veins in serpentine and cavities in trap rock. |