ulexite

ulexite

English

Ulexite

Etymology

Named after the German chemist Georg Ludwig Ulex (1811-1883) +‎ -ite.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /juˈlɛkˌsaɪt/, /ˈjuː.lɪkˌsaɪt/

Noun

ulexite (plural ulexites)

1. (mineralogy) A white mineral with triclinic crystals, NaCaB₅O₉·8H₂O.

Translations

mineral

Finnish: uleksiitti French: ulexite f German: Ulexit m Italian: ulexite f Japanese: 曹灰硼石 (そうかいほうせき, sōkaihōseki) Portuguese: ulexita f Spanish: ulexita f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Ulexite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “ulexite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.

1. James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume II, seventh edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1951