tachyhydrite

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ταχύς (takhús, quick) + ὕδωρ (húdōr, water).[1]

Noun

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tachyhydrite (countable and uncountable, plural tachyhydrites)

  1. (mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of a mixed calcium and magnesium chloride, with the chemical formula CaMg2Cl6·12H2O.

Further reading

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  1. ^ James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume I, seventh edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1944