macdonaldite
See also: MacDonaldite
English edit
Etymology edit
MacDonald + -ite after Gordon A. MacDonald, a volcanologist at the University of Hawaii.
Noun edit
macdonaldite
- (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing barium, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
- 2012, H. Earl Pemberton, Minerals of California, page 2406:
- It is typically a vein-forming mineral associated with macdonaldite, opal, and witherite.
References edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Macdonaldite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.