burkeite

English

Noun

burkeite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) An 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

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