dickite

English

Etymology

Dick +‎ -ite after Allan Brugh Dick (1833-1926), Scottish metallurgical chemist.

Noun

dickite (countable and uncountable, plural dickites)

1. (mineralogy) A phyllosilicate clay mineral chemically composed of aluminium, silicon, hydrogen and oxygen.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• ketidic