whewellite

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English

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Etymology

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Named after English naturalist William Whewell (1794–1866), +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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whewellite (usually uncountable, plural whewellites)

  1. (mineralogy) A mineral, hydrated calcium oxalate.

Further reading

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