Davyne

Da´vyne


n.1.(Min.) A variety of nephelite from Vesuvius.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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For example, many species cannot be identified by visual examination alone (for example davyne vs.
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A simple AB sequence characterizes five of the cancrinite-group minerals (cancrinite, vishnevite, davyne, microsommite and pitiglianoite).
Davyne, the first member of this group to be described, was discovered at Mount Vesuvius by Monticelli and Covelli (1825).
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The first five of these, plus microsommite, davyne, afghanite and vishnevite, are all hexagonal and members of the cancrinite group.
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Along with his friend Michael Faraday (1791-1867), he studied under Sir Humphrey Davy (1778-1829), the inventor of the Davy lamp and in whose honor the mineral species davyne was named.
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