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The New Jersey state gem is the Natrolite

Zeolites are more like a family of mineral ... Some of the more common mineral zeolites are analcime, chabazite, clinoptilolite, heulandite, natrolite, phillipsite, and stilbite.

Each has it's own hardness. Most are in the 3-5,5 range.

According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern NAT---I--. That is, nine letter words with 1st letter N and 2nd letter A and 3rd letter T and 7th letter I. In alphabetical order, they are:

natrolite

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Zeolites are more like a family of mineral ... Some of the more common mineral zeolites are analcime, chabazite, clinoptilolite, heulandite, natrolite, phillipsite, and stilbite.

Each has it's own hardness. Most are in the 3-5,5 range.