ellestadite

English

Etymology

Ellestad +‎ -ite, after Reuben B. Ellestad, an American chemist.

Noun

ellestadite (usually uncountable, plural ellestadites)

(mineralogy) A mineral found in metamorphosed limestone.

Derived terms

chlorellestadite
fluorellestadite
hydroxylellestadite

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Ellestadite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“ellestadite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.

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