larderellite
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
larderellite
- (mineralogy) A dimorph of ammonioborate. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing boron, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.
References edit
- Francesco de Larderel in Wiki Commons
Further reading edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Larderellite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “larderellite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.