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English
Etymology
From Dick + -ite after Allan Brugh Dick (1833-1926), Scottish metallurgical chemist.
Noun
dickite (countable and uncountable, plural dickites)
- (mineralogy) A phyllosilicate clay mineral chemically composed of aluminium, silicon, hydrogen and oxygen.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Dickite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “dickite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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