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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mineral occurring in monoclinic crystals, and consisting of the carbonates of calcium and sodium, in nearly equal quantities, with water. It is found in Peru, and is also abundant in a saline lake near Ragtown in Nevada.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) A yellowish white, translucent mineral, consisting of the carbonates of lime and soda, with water.
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- noun mineralogy A
saline evaporite , consisting of a mixedsodium andcalcium carbonate , with thechemical formula Na 2Ca (C O 3)2·5H2O.
Etymologies
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From Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French chemist, + -ite.
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