nahcolite
English
Etymology
From its chemical formula NaHCO3, named in 1929.[1]
Noun
nahcolite (countable and uncountable, plural nahcolites)
- (mineralogy) A saline evaporite, consisting of sodium bicarbonate.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Nahcolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “nahcolite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
- ^ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997