magadiite

English

Etymology

Lake Magadi, Kenya, where an occurrence was first described, +‎ -ite.

Noun

magadiite (countable and uncountable, plural magadiites)

1. (mineralogy) A soft white hydrous sodium silicate mineral.

Further reading

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