weddellite

English

Etymology

Named for type locality Weddell Sea in Antarctica, +‎ -ite.

Noun

weddellite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal mineral form of calcium oxalate.

Further reading

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