dawsonite

English

Etymology

Sir John William Dawson, geologist; Dawson +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɔːsənaɪt/

Noun

dawsonite (countable and uncountable, plural dawsonites)

1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral composed of sodium aluminium carbonate hydroxide.

Further reading

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