paulingite

English

Etymology

From Pauling +‎ -ite after chemist Linus Carl Pauling (1901–1994).

Noun

paulingite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A rare zeolite mineral found in vesicles in alluvial basaltic rocks.

Further reading

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