larderellite
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named after French engineer François Jacques de Larderell (1790–1858), known in Italy as Francesco Giacomo de Larderel, who ran business in the Tuscan borax industry.
Noun
[edit]larderellite
- (mineralogy) A dimorph of ammonioborate. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing boron, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.
References
[edit]- Francesco de Larderel in Wiki Commons
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Larderellite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “larderellite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.