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gaylussitenoun
A saline evaporite, consisting of a mixed sodium and calcium carbonate, with the chemical formula NaCa(CO)5HO.
Etymology: From Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac French chemist
Webster Dictionary
Gaylussitenoun
a yellowish white, translucent mineral, consisting of the carbonates of lime and soda, with water
Etymology: [Named after Gay-Lussac, the French chemist.]
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Gaylussite
Gaylussite is a carbonate mineral, a hydrated sodium calcium carbonate, formula Na2Ca(CO3)2·5H2O. It occurs as translucent, vitreous white to grey to yellow monoclinic prismatic crystals. It is an unstable mineral which dehydrates in dry air and decomposes in water. It is formed as an evaporite from alkali lacustrine waters. It also occurs rarely as veinlets in alkalic igneous rocks. It was first described in 1826 for an occurrence in Lagunilla, Zulia, Venezuela. It was named for French chemist Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gaylussite in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gaylussite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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