ellestadite
English
Etymology
Ellestad + -ite, after Reuben B. Ellestad, an American chemist.
Noun
ellestadite (usually uncountable, plural ellestadites)
- (mineralogy) A mineral found in metamorphosed limestone.
Derived terms
- chlorellestadite
- fluorellestadite
- hydroxylellestadite
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Ellestadite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “ellestadite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.