dawsonite
English
Etymology
Sir John William Dawson, geologist; Dawson + -ite.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɔːsənaɪt/
Noun
dawsonite (countable and uncountable, plural dawsonites)
- (mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral composed of sodium aluminium carbonate hydroxide.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Dawsonite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “dawsonite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.