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Datolite vs Homolite - What's the difference?

datolite | homolite |

As nouns the difference between datolite and homolite

is that datolite is (mineral) a borosilicate of lime commonly occurring in glassy, greenish crystals, with the chemical formula ca]]bsio4(o[[hydrogen|h) while homolite is a borosilicate of iron and lime, resembling datolite in form and composition.

datolite

English

Alternative forms

* datholite

Noun

(en noun)
  • (mineral) A borosilicate of lime commonly occurring in glassy, greenish crystals, with the chemical formula Ca]]BSiO4(O[[hydrogen, H).

    • homolite

    English

    Noun

  • A borosilicate of iron and lime, resembling datolite in form and composition.
    • (Webster 1913)