dickite

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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)

  1. (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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