dawsonite
English
editEtymology
editSir John William Dawson, geologist; Dawson + -ite.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdawsonite (countable and uncountable, plural dawsonites)
- (mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral composed of sodium aluminium carbonate hydroxide.
Further reading
edit- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Dawsonite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “dawsonite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.