beidellite

English

Etymology

Named for type locality Beidell, Colorado +‎ -ite

Noun

beidellite (countable and uncountable, plural beidellites)

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic form of sodium aluminosilicate

Derived terms

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Beidellite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “beidellite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.
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