lagonite

English

Alternative forms

• lagunite

Etymology

• Borrowed from French lagonite

Noun

lagonite (countable and uncountable, plural lagonites)

1. (mineralogy) An earthy, hydrous iron borate, H¹⁴Fe⁴Bo¹²O³¹ + 2[Fe²]^viBo⁶O¹² + 7Aq
   • 2016, Natale Perchiazzi, Pietri Armienti, Salvatore Iaccarino, Marco Lezzerini, Atti della Societa Toscana di Scienze Naturali (A), volume 123, →DOI:

     XRD patterns of "bechilite" and "lagonite" confirmed they actually are respectively admixtures of sassolite and ammonioborite, and of sassolite with minor santite, gypsum and larderellite.

Synonyms

• sideroborine (obsolete)

Anagrams

• gelatino-, gelation, legation

French

Etymology

• lagon +‎ -ite

Named after the word "lagon" because it is found as an incrustation at Tuscan lagoons.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.ɡɔ.nit/

Noun

lagonite f (plural lagonites)

1. (mineralogy) An earthy, hydrous iron borate, H¹⁴Fe⁴Bo¹²O³¹ + 2[Fe²]^viBo⁶O¹² + 7Aq

References

• Albert Huntington Chester (1896) A Dictionary of the Names of Minerals, First edition, New York: John Wiley & Sons, page 149
• Antonio D'Achiardi (1872) Mineralogia Della Toscana [Mineralogy of Tuscany]‎^[1] (in Italian), volume I, Pisa: Tipografia Mistri, page 256