larderellite
English
Etymology
Named after French engineer François Jacques de Larderell (1790–1858), known in Italy as Francesco Giacomo de Larderel, who ran business in the Tuscan borax industry.
Noun
larderellite
- (mineralogy) A dimorph of ammonioborate. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing boron, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.
References
- Francesco de Larderel in Wiki Commons
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Larderellite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “larderellite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.