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

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

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