ellestadite

English

Etymology

Ellestad +‎ -ite, after Reuben B. Ellestad, an American chemist.

Noun

ellestadite (usually uncountable, plural ellestadites)

1. (mineralogy) A mineral found in metamorphosed limestone.

Derived terms

• chlorellestadite
• fluorellestadite
• hydroxylellestadite

Further reading

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