burkeite

English

Alternative forms

Noun

burkeite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) An 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

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Burkeite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “burkeite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
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