Definitions For Ulexite

Noun

ULEXITE (plural ULEXITEs) (mineral) A white mineral with triclinic crystals, sodium, na calcium, ca boron, b5oxygen, o9·8water, h2o.

Translations

Finnish: uleksiitti French: ulexite, f German: Ulexit, m Italian: ulexite, f Japanese: 曹灰硼石 (そうかいほうせき, sōkaihōseki, sc=Jpan) Portuguese: ulexita, f Spanish: ulexita, f

Etymology

Named after the German chemist w:george ludwig ulex + george ludwig ulex (1811-1883) + ite.<ref>James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume II, seventh edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1951</ref>