gaylussite

English

Etymology

From Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French chemist, +‎ -ite.

Noun

gaylussite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of a mixed sodium and calcium carbonate, with the chemical formula Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂·5H₂O.

Translations

mineral

• Finnish: gaylussiitti

Further reading

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