tachyhydrite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ταχύς (takhús, “quick”) + ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”).

Noun

tachyhydrite (countable and uncountable, plural tachyhydrites)

1. (mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of a mixed calcium and magnesium chloride, with the chemical formula CaMg₂Cl₆·12H₂O.

Further reading

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