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(-mō̍-tōm)

Noun.

[Gr.

ἁρμόσ

a joint +

τέμνειν

to cut: cf. F.

harmotome

(Min.)

A hydrous silicate of alumina and baryta, occurring usually in white cruciform crystals; cross-stone.

☞ A related mineral, called lime harmotome, and Phillipsite, contains lime in place of baryta.

Dana.

Noun.

[Gr. a joint, and to cut.] In mineralogy, cross-stone, or staurolite, called also pyramidical zeolite. [See Cross-stone.

harmotome ‎(countable and uncountable, plural harmotomes)