gaylussite

English

Etymology

From Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French chemist, +‎ -ite.

Noun

gaylussite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A saline evaporite, consisting of a mixed sodium and calcium carbonate, with the chemical formula Na2Ca(CO3)2·5H2O.

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