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English
Etymology
Sir John William Dawson, geologist; Dawson + -ite.
Pronunciation
Noun
dawsonite (countable and uncountable, plural dawsonites)
- (mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral composed of sodium aluminium carbonate hydroxide.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Dawsonite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “dawsonite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.