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Dawsonites

[daw-suh-nahyt]

noun

an orthorhombic mineral, hydrous sodium aluminum carbonate, NaAlCO₃(OH)₂, with a vitreous luster, occurring as white blade-shaped crystals: mined as an ore of aluminum.

Origin:
named after J.W. Dawson; see -ite¹

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