burkeite

English

Noun

burkeite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A saline evaporite, consisting of mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium sulphate with the chemical formula Na6(CO3)(SO4)2, found at Searles Lake, California.

Further reading

  • “Burkeite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • burkeite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
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