chabasite \chab"asite\ ka^b".asimact, cabazite
\cab"azite\ ka^b".azimact, n. gr. chabazi`os one of
   twenty species of stones mentioned in the poem peri` li`qwn,
   ascribed to orpheus. min.
   a mineral occuring in glassy rhombohedral crystals, varying
   in color from white to yellow or red. it is essentially a
   hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. called also chabasie.
   1913 webster
see also:
chabasie