searlesite

English

Etymology

From 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

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

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