tachyhydrite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ταχύς (takhús, “quick”) + ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”).[1]

Noun

tachyhydrite (countable and uncountable, plural tachyhydrites)

  1. (mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of a mixed calcium and magnesium chloride, with the chemical formula CaMg2Cl6·12H2O.

References

  1. ^ James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume I, seventh edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1944

Further reading

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