"dawsonite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɔːsənaɪt/ [UK] Forms: dawsonites [plural]
Etymology: Sir John William Dawson, geologist; Dawson + -ite. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Dawson|ite}} Dawson + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dawsonite (countable and uncountable, plural dawsonites)
  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral composed of sodium aluminium carbonate hydroxide. Tags: countable, uncountable

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