nahcolite

English

Etymology

From its chemical formula NaHCO3, named in 1929.[1]

Noun

nahcolite (countable and uncountable, plural nahcolites)

  1. (mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of sodium bicarbonate.

References

  1. ^ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

Further reading

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

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