saponite

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Etymology

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Coined by Swedish chemist and mineralogist Lars Fredrik Svanberg in 1840, from Latin sāpō (“soap”) +‎ -ite.

Noun

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saponite (countable and uncountable, plural saponites)

  1. (mineralogy) A trioctahedral smectite mineral.

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Further reading

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