beidellite

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English

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Etymology

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Named for type locality Beidell, Colorado +‎ -ite

Noun

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beidellite (countable and uncountable, plural beidellites)

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic form of sodium aluminosilicate

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Beidellite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • beidellite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.