dawsonite

English

Etymology

Sir John William Dawson, geologist; Dawson +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɔːsənaɪt/

Noun

dawsonite (countable and uncountable, plural dawsonites)

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral composed of sodium aluminium carbonate hydroxide.

Further reading
  • “Dawsonite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • “dawsonite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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