searlesite

English

Etymology

Searles +‎ -ite, after John W. Searles, Californian pioneer.

Noun

searlesite (plural searlesites)

  1. (mineralogy) A sodium borosilicate mineral, an important ore of borax.

Further reading

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

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