macdonaldite

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See also: MacDonaldite

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

MacDonald +‎ -ite after Gordon A. MacDonald, a volcanologist at the University of Hawaii.

Noun[edit]

macdonaldite

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing barium, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
    • 2012, H. Earl Pemberton, Minerals of California, page 2406:
      It is typically a vein-forming mineral associated with macdonaldite, opal, and witherite.

References[edit]

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Macdonaldite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
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