colemanite

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See also: Colemanite and colémanite

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Etymology

From Coleman +‎ -ite, named after William Tell Coleman (1824-1893) in 1884.[1]

Noun

colemanite (countable and uncountable, plural colemanites)

  1. (mineralogy) A white, grey or colorless mineral form of calcium borate; a principal source of boron.

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Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Colemanite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • colemanite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
  1. ^ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

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