aphthitalite

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English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄφθιτος (áphthitos, “imperishable”) (though the intended meaning is “unalterable”) + ἅλς (háls, “salt”) +‎ -ite.[1]

Noun

aphthitalite (usually uncountable, plural aphthitalites)

  1. (mineralogy) An evaporite consisting of mixed potassium and sodium sulphates; also found in the fumaroles of volcanos.

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References

  1. ^ Chester, Albert Huntington (1896) “aphthitalite”, in A Dictionary of the Names of Minerals Including Their History and Etymology‎, New York, London: J. Wiley & Sons, Chapman & Hall, →OCLC, page 16

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