kambaldaite

English

Etymology

Kambalda, Australia, where it was first described +‎ -ite.

Noun

kambaldaite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) An extremely rare hexagonal hydrated sodium nickel carbonate mineral, light green or blue, that forms drusy to mammillated encrustations on the matrix.

Further reading

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