larderellite

English

Etymology

Named after French engineer François Jacques de Larderell (1790–1858), known in Italy as Francesco Giacomo de Larderel, who ran business in the Tuscan borax industry.

Noun

larderellite

1. (mineralogy) A dimorph of ammonioborate. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing boron, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.

References

• Francesco de Larderel in Wiki Commons

Further reading

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