portlandite

See also: Portlandite

English

Etymology

From Portland +‎ -ite.

Noun

portlandite (countable and uncountable, plural portlandites)

1. (mineralogy) A rare oxide mineral, the naturally-occurring form of calcium hydroxide.

Further reading

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