Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Nepheline

Nepheline (nef"e*lin) , noun

[Greek nefe`lh cloud: compare French néphéline. Compare Nebula.]

(Mineralogy) A mineral occurring at Vesuvius, in glassy hexagonal crystals; also elsewhere, in grayish or greenish masses having a greasy luster, as the variety elaeolite. It is a silicate of aluminia, soda, and potash.

Also: Nephelite