paulingite

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Pauling +‎ -ite after chemist Linus Carl Pauling (1901–1994).

Noun[edit]

paulingite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A rare zeolite mineral found in vesicles in alluvial basaltic rocks.

Further reading[edit]

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Paulingite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • paulingite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.