portlandite

See also: Portlandite

English

Etymology

From Portland +‎ -ite.

Noun

portlandite (countable and uncountable, plural portlandites)

  1. (mineralogy) A rare oxide mineral, the naturally-occurring form of calcium hydroxide.

Further reading

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