burkeite
English
Noun
burkeite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A saline evaporite, consisting of mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium sulphate with the chemical formula Na6(CO3)(SO4)2, found at Searles Lake, California.
Further reading
- “Burkeite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
- “burkeite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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