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glendonite

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A pseudomorph of ikaite.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Examples

  • 1909, Records of the Geological Survey of New South Wales, Volume 8, Geological Survey of New South Wales, page 178, The abundance and wide horizontal distribution of the glendonites on certain horizons of the Upper Marine Series of the Permo-Carboniferous system of New South Wales, points to the probability that the original mineral was formed of some commonly occurring elements.
  • 2021, Mikhail Rogov, Phanerozoic glendonite occurrences and their significance for palaeotemperature reconstruction, Ondřej Bábek, Stanislava Vodrážková (editors), 35th IAS Meeting of Sedimentology: Book of Abstracts, Palacký University Olomouc, page 383, Here the preliminary results of glendonite distribution based on a comprehensive database are represented.

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History

Etymology

Named after the mineral's type locality, Glendon, New South Wales.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: glendonite — pseudomorph of ikaite
  • German: Glendonit — pseudomorph of ikaite