lagonite
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Named after the French word for "lagoon" because it is found as an incrustation at Tuscan lagoons.
Noun
lagonite (plural lagonites)
- (mineralogy) An earthy, hydrous iron borate, H14Fe4Bo12O31 + 2[Fe2]viBo6O12 + 7Aq
- 2016, Atti della Societa Toscana di Scienze Naturali (A), volume 123, :
- XRD patterns of "bechilite" and "lagonite" confirmed they actually are respectively admixtures of sassolite and ammonioborite, and of sassolite with minor santite, gypsum and larderellite.
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Synonyms
- sideroborine (obsolete)
French
Etymology
Named after the word "lagon" because it is found as an incrustation at Tuscan lagoons.
Noun
lagonite f (plural lagonites)
- (mineralogy) An earthy, hydrous iron borate, H14Fe4Bo12O31 + 2[Fe2]viBo6O12 + 7Aq
References
- Albert Huntington Chester (1896) A Dictionary of the Names of Minerals, First edition, New York: John Wiley & Sons, page 149
- Antonio D'Achiardi (1872) Mineralogia Della Toscana [Mineralogy of Tuscany]‎ (in Italian), volume I, Pisa: Tipografia Mistri, page 256
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