ulexite

English
Ulexite

Etymology

Named after the German chemist George Ludwig Ulex (1811-1883) +‎ -ite.[1]

Noun

ulexite (plural ulexites)

  1. (mineralogy) A white mineral with triclinic crystals, NaCaB5O9·8H2O.

Translations

Further reading
  • “Ulexite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • “ulexite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
  1. James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume II, seventh edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1951
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