whewellite

English edit

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whewellite

Etymology edit

Named after English naturalist William Whewell (1794–1866), +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈhjuːəlaɪt/

Noun edit

whewellite (usually uncountable, plural whewellites)

(mineralogy) A mineral, hydrated calcium oxalate.

Further reading edit

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Whewellite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“whewellite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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