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Ulexite

U′lex-ite

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Noun.
[After a German chemist.]
(Min.)
A mineral occurring in white rounded crystalline masses. It is a hydrous borate of lime and soda.

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ulexite

ulexite

English

Ulexite

Noun

ulexite ‎(plural ulexites)

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

Translations

  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

Etymology

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

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